Banana Icecream

BANANA ICECREAM

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

4 large ripe frozen bananas in chunks
4 tbsp natural peanut butter
½ tsp vanilla extract
A dash of cinnamon
Sea salt to taste

Cut the peeled bananas into small chunks and freeze until solid, at least 1-2 hours. Transfer the bananas to a very strong blender and blend until smooth and creamy. This will take a few minutes and may require periodic pauses and adjustments. It's very loud and intense since the bananas are frozen, similar to adding ice cubes to a blender. Within a few minutes, you should be seeing a thick, creamy ice-creamy mixture in the blender.
Add in the peanut butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon and sea salt if using. Pulse the blender quickly to stir the ingredients all together and when everything is mixed, serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings, count each serving as 2 fruit and 1 fat.

Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream

4 large ripe frozen bananas in chunks
1 C frozen strawberries, halved
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Make in the same way as previously described, adding the frozen strawberries in with the frozen bananas and blending together. Once the mixture is thick and creamy, add the vanilla and cocoa powder.
NOTES:
You can put this back in the freezer to eat part of it later, but the consistency becomes somewhat icy when you re-freeze it. If you do save the rest for later, running it through the blender again before serving might help.
Makes 4 servings, count each serving as 2 ¼ fruit.

Recipes courtesy of pinchofyum.com and B.T.