we all scream for “NICE CREAM”! I am back in the kitchen today with, yet again, another banana recipe. This time, I am featuring the frozen bananas that keep accumulating in my freezer. I keep a supply ready to make smoothies, but I haven’t been making them very often. In trying to clean out my freezer a little, I discovered a great frozen dessert option involving said frozen bananas.If you are trying to lose weight or maintain a weight loss, this is a great way to enjoy a frozen dessert and have it truly be a guilt free treat.
A few weeks ago, I watched one of my favorite You tube videos featuring Ann and Jane Esselstyn. They did a segment on the Yonana machine and demonstrated how easy it was to make “nice cream” with frozen bananas and other frozen fruits. It looked fabulous and I quickly went to the Yonanas website to look at the machine. It’s BIG! And I don’t know about you, but I absolutely have no room whatsoever for another kitchen gadget. Especially one that has pretty much only one function. In the past, I have watched other videos showing nice cream recipes. Most of those involved using a standard food processor. I did try using my food processor, but I was never really happy with the results. So, I tested out a few batches with my Nutri Ninja. My Nutri Ninja is really the workhorse of my kitchen. I use mine almost daily for blending dressing and sauces and now it is my go-to for making delicious, creamy, amazing nice cream.
Nice cream
Ingredients:
- One banana, sliced and frozen
- 1-3 T. unsweetened plain almond milk (depends on how thick it blends)
- 1 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1-2 T. pure maple syrup
- 1-2 T. fresh ground peanut butter (or almond butter)
- 1 t. vanilla, almond or mint extract
Here’s how I made this decadent looking banana, chocolate and peanut butter nice cream. I placed one frozen banana in the ninja cup. (Make sure you slice the bananas before you freeze them). Next, I added 1 T. of unsweetened plain almond milk, 1 tablespoon each of unsweetened cocoa powder, maple syrup and fresh ground peanut butter. (I may have snuck in an extra tablespoon of peanut butter). A personal note about peanut butter. I honestly feel that the fresh ground peanut butter you can get at the grocery store tastes the best. It is the only kind I buy now. Set the ninja up and hit start and you will have a creamy, rich, chocolatey dessert in about a minute. If the mixture is too thick or doesn’t blend well, then add a little more almond milk. If you don’t want to enjoy your dessert right away, you can place the nice cream in a container in the freezer and have it anytime.
You can use other fruits along with the banana to make other flavors. Try adding some frozen strawberries for a more fruity treat or mango for a tropical dessert. You can find a lot of recipes for nice cream on Pinerest or other recipe sites. You’re only limited by your imagination (and frozen fruit supply!)
Leave me a comment and let me know how your nice cream turned out. See you in the kitchen again soon,
Heidi
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I’m so sad winter is coming, bc it’s too cold to eat nice cream everyday!
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It’s still so hot here in Florida! 🌴🌴
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Wish I could say the same!
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Great post
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Thanks so much!
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