Banana nice cream
Frozen bananas blended into soft-serve. No ice cream maker.
- Hands-on
- 5 min
- Total time
5 min, show breakdown
- Prep 3 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 2 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 4
- Cost/serving
- $0.70
Per serving
- Calories
- 279
- Protein
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 7.6 g
- Net carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 9.9 g
High in (% Daily Value per serving): Vitamin B6 43%, Magnesium 25%, Niacin (B3) 21%
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Already vegetarian, egg-free, gluten-free, soy-free.
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- 1½ medium bananas (177 g), frozen, in chunks
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (5.4 g)
Same amount as: 15 mL.
1 tbsp peanut butter (16 g)
Same amount as: 15 mL.
2 tbsp milk, 2% (30 g)
Same amount as: 30 mL.
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Nutrition Facts
1 serving per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (228 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 279 | ||
| Total fat | 9.9 g | 13% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.7 g | 13% | |
| Cholesterol | 2 mg | 1% | |
| Sodium | 85 mg | 4% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 48 g | 17% | |
| Dietary fiber | 7.6 g | 27% | |
| Total sugars | 25 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 40 g | ||
| Protein | 8 g | 16% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.36 mcg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 60 mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% | |
| Potassium | 862 mg | 18% | |
| Vitamin A | 22 mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 15 mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 11% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.1 mcg | 1% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.09 mg | 8% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.23 mg | 18% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 3.4 mg | 21% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.74 mg | 43% | |
| Folate | 46 mcg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16 mcg | 7% | |
| Magnesium | 105 mg | 25% | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 11% | |
| Selenium | 3.9 mcg | 7% |
Estimated, not verified. These numbers are calculated from typical ingredient data and haven't been checked against a lab or your brands. Check the labels of what you buy and confirm anything that matters to you, especially sodium, sugar and allergens.
* % Daily Value shows how much one serving adds to a 2,000-calorie day. † Net carbs is not on US labels; it is total carbs minus fiber, allulose, erythritol and half of other sugar alcohols. "To taste" amounts are counted as written. Counted items (eggs, cloves, spoons) use the rounded amount shown in the ingredient list. Vitamins and minerals are from raw ingredients; cooking lowers some, especially vitamin C and folate. How this is calculated.
Steps
Put the frozen banana, cocoa, peanut butter and milk in the blender.
Pulse 10 times, then blend on low. Stop and scrape down the sides every 20 seconds.
Done looks like: Thick and smooth like soft-serve. No lumps of banana. Eat right away, or freeze 30 minutes for firmer scoops.
Equipment
Blender $30–100
What to look for
- Handles frozen fruit without stalling
- Jar that is easy to take apart and rinse
Skip: Expensive high-speed blenders unless you blend every day. A personal blender works for one serving.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Runny | Too much milk, or the bananas were not fully frozen. | Freeze it 30 minutes. Start with 1 tbsp milk next time. |
| Stuck, blender won't turn it | Not enough liquid for your blender. | Add 1 tbsp milk, scrape down and pulse again. |
Versions
| Version | Changes | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Original | As written. Hands-on 5 min, total 5 min. | 279 kcal 8 g protein 7.6 g fiber 40 g net carbs 9.9 g fat |
| Vegan | Soy milk instead of milk. Also dairy-free. Hands-on 5 min, total 5 min. | 274 kcal 7.9 g protein 7.7 g fiber 39 g net carbs 9.8 g fat |
| Nut-free | No peanut butter. Hands-on 5 min, total 5 min. | 185 kcal 4 g protein 6.6 g fiber 38 g net carbs 1.9 g fat |
Notes
Allergies: removing an allergen from the recipe does not remove it from your kitchen or from other products. Check labels for "may contain" warnings.