Homemade banana ice cream is the easiest thing to make; and you don’t need a fancy ice cream maker machine, all you need is a food proce
ssor and a few ingredients. The words ‘healthy’ and ‘ice cream’ don’t usually go together in the same sentence, but in this case they do! For a dairy-free option, replace the yoghurt/cream with coconut cream or coconut yoghurt...
SERVES— 3-4 | PREP— 5 minutes + 8 hours freeze time
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving)
CALORIES 141Kcal | 598kJ
CARBS 31.3g
SUGAR 15.4g
TOTAL FAT 1.1g
PROTEIN 1.9g
INGREDIENTS bananas 3 large ripe, peeled and sliced thick Greek yoghurt ¼ cup vanilla essence or extract 1 teaspoon raw honey 2 tablespoons
METHOD
Place bananas in a dish lined with baking paper and freeze overnight or at least 8 hours until frozen hard.
Thaw bananas for 5 minutes (this will make it easier to blitz) and place in food processor with yoghurt, vanilla and honey. Process until smooth and the consistency of ice-cream.
Serve immediately or return to freezer until ready to serve.
By Dr Isaac Flitta