Yes, folks... Virtual Ice Cream Social Week is about to come to a close. I hope you all have had as much fun with it as I have this past week. :) I thought what better way to finish out the week than to give you 30 fabulous, creamy ice cream recipes that you can make at home this weekend! I sought out my favorite food bloggers and only rounded up the very best for you all. ;) So without further adieu, 30 Scoops You Can Make At Home...
Want even more homemade ice cream recipes to drool over? Be sure to check out my and follow my Scoops & Scoops of Homemade Ice Cream Social Pinterest board! You will find all of these recipes and many more of my favorite scoops to make at home there. :)
...Plus a couple optional mix-ins added: unsweetened cocoa powder, nut butter, and sweetener, if desired, such as agave or maple syrup.
Yep. No dairy. Not even a dairy alternative, like coconut milk. (Which is another of my ice cream posts, found here!) A magical thing happens when you throw frozen sliced bananas in a food processor for about a whole minute or so. Yup. They turn into a soft serve ice cream-like consistency!
First, start pulsing them, and you will get small chunks.
Keep going, and they will turn into tiny little balls, like Dippin Dots!
Continue mixing in the food processor and it comes together, becoming nice and creamy. I promise. It does!
Yes, this will have a banana flavor, duh, but it is so refreshing, and the addition of cocoa powder and peanut butter makes it taste like an amazing chocolate covered banana, in ice cream form!
Add the other ingredients (this will help the bananas blend more and get even smoother - sometimes my food processor gets a little jammed up at a certain point with the bananas only), and pulse until incorporated.
...(Did the word incorporated just remind anybody else of KIDS Incorporated?!)
Anywayyy, it should look like this!
Eat straight away, or scoop into a container and freeze until scoopable. Boom! A super healthy frozen treat that totally resembles soft serve ice cream! You could mix it up, and throw in any other flavors you like, too, instead of the cocoa powder and nut butter! Fresh fruit, like strawberries. Or a bit of honey and chai spice. Anything! Go crazy!...Go... Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Oh man...even I cringed at that bad joke!
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