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Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

July 13, 2011

I consider myself pretty healthy, but my husband takes it to an even higher level. He's more of a au natural guy where I've still got a healthy amount (pun intended) of "if it comes from a box or can it's all right with me" in me. Yes, I'm all about making things homemade as often as possible, but with so much keeping me busy, it's not always a realistic goal. For example, as much fun as it is to make homemade ice cream, more times than not I throw my arms up and grab the Stonyfield from the freezer for me and the kids.

I don't know if there's something in the water or if a witch cast a spell on him, but my hubby has been diving in the kitchen more and more lately, coming up with a list of recipes that are actually really yummy! He's been making this version of homemade ice cream that tastes unbelievably delicious, even to someone like me who wants the real deal. The kids certainly can't tell the difference and hubby says if he didn't know better, he wouldn't be able to either -- and this man knows his ice cream. But the best part is that instead of needing an ice cream maker or having to wait hours for the ice cream to freeze, his version is ready in less
than a minute, is totally healthy and the kids love helping him make it!

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Chocolate Banana Ice Cream  (Serves 4)

  • Prep Time:1 minutes,
  • Total Time: 3 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups frozen sliced bananas*
  • 1/4 cup frozen strawberries ***

Preparation

  1. 1. Place the yogurt, cocoa powder, honey and vanilla extract in a blender and quickly combine the ingredients for a few seconds, using the lowest setting to puree.
  2. 2. Add the frozen banana and strawberries to the mixture. Puree on the lowest setting for 20 seconds.
  3. 3. Scrape down the sides and puree again. Repeat the process until the mixture is smooth.**
  4. 4. Serve.
  5. * Hubby’s Tip - Bananas can take a day up to 4 hours to freeze well, so take three or four bananas,
  6. slice them about 1/2″ thick, freeze them in a Ziploc bag (make sure to lay the slices out flat in the bag when you freeze so they don¹t stick together) and leave them in the freezer so you can always make this treat on a moment’s notice.
  7. ** Use the lowest setting to puree to avoid the ice cream from getting too loose and so it has more of a true ice cream texture.
  8. *** Hubby likes using strawberries but you can use whatever frozen fruit you like in addition to the bananas.
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  1. juliana

    January 17, 2013 at 1:00 pm

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    I just made this and it is sooooo good!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

  2. AA

    May 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm

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    Wow, this is absolutely delicious. I also added a dollop of peanut butter which really brought it to the next level. I will definitely be experimenting with different flavor combos.

  3. Nikki

    May 8, 2012 at 8:30 pm

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    MMMMM … gonna try it out now – but I think I may add a teaspoon of organic peanut butter.

  4. Meredith

    May 8, 2012 at 11:46 am

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    After watching the video on Facebook my kids (& I) wanted to make it right away. Our bananas werent frozen, so we used the frozen yogurt sticks (gogurts) we had already in the freezer. And we don’t have a blender so we used the Magic Bullet and it worked great! So tasty love it!

  5. Jane

    May 8, 2012 at 10:05 am

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    Love your site! I have a blender but it does not have the speed setting yours shows in the video- only pulse, blend, purée, etc. would you recommend pulsing and scraping sides repeatedly to find texture, rather then blending? Thanks!

  6. Tia

    March 17, 2012 at 9:01 am

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    I made this and it was wonderful, I just started following your blog and I love it! Can this be frozen after it is made?

    • catherine

      March 19, 2012 at 11:29 am

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      Yes you can freeze it! I think it’s really best right after you make it, but you can freeze it. If it is too hard after freezing just slowly blend prior to serving!

  7. AlisonInSydney

    January 30, 2012 at 1:59 am

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    Its blazing hot here in Sydney, and we made this yummy treat today and was a hit with young and old alike!!! We are definitely going to do it again and also do a fruit version too! Thanks so much Catherine

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  11. Laura

    December 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm

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    Yum! Just made this (in the middle of December no less) and it’s so good and easy! I had to add some milk to get it to blend, but that was the only tweak. Well, that and I left out the strawberries since I didn’t have any. Will try them next time.

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  14. Lizy

    August 31, 2011 at 5:20 pm

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    My daughter loves it!!!

  15. Rohde

    August 15, 2011 at 7:23 pm

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    this sounded so good and I wanted to believe it would work, but with hardly any liquid in it, things don’t really get to moving around much in a blender and was forced to blend on high for a few seconds to get the strawberries incorporated…ended up with a smoothie . Still good flavors though.

  16. Sabrina

    July 22, 2011 at 8:54 am

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    this is such a great idea! so creative, it turned into like a soft serve ice cream, i absolutely loved it, and my wee one did too! Thanks for the awesome recipes :)

  17. Laura T.

    July 20, 2011 at 6:00 am

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    Well, my kids weren’t a big fan of this. I thought it was delicious. I guess they were expecting more of an ice cream flavor rather than a smoothie flavor. Oh well, more for me!!

  18. Lu

    July 19, 2011 at 2:41 pm

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    My son is super picky and won’t even touch fruit. I made this last night and he loved it. It’s super healthy too with the greek yogurt and I used pure raw honey for extra benefits.

  19. Tracy

    July 18, 2011 at 10:43 pm

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    I have unsweetened cocoa powder. Is that what I should use here? Thanks!

    • Jessica

      August 23, 2011 at 7:55 pm

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      Yes :)

  20. Melenie

    July 16, 2011 at 10:27 am

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    I love this! I’ve never heard of this before. I tried it out today and it was a hit with the whole family. My blender also had a little difficulty with the frozen fruit but after scraping down a few times, it still worked out well. Thanks for all your great ideas.

  21. Tania

    July 15, 2011 at 1:21 pm

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    Pure awesome-wee-ness. My blender couldn’t take the frozen bananas/strawberries but the mini-processor worked perfectly!

  22. Anna

    July 14, 2011 at 8:31 pm

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    I made this tonight and it is soooo good. Instead of the yogurt (I’m vegetarian) I used almond milk. Great recipe!

  23. M

    July 14, 2011 at 9:29 am

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    This recipes is PERFECT for us since we are a dairy-free household. I simply substituted strained soy yogurt for the greek yogurt and used a bit more bananas and it came out perfect! My son and I were fighting over the bowl. I did a little stint a while ago with raw foods, and this is almost exactly how raw ice creams are made, using frozen bananas as a base. I’m definitely going to be experimenting with this one! Right now I’m thinking peanut butter and banana, or avocado….yummm! Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes and ideas! Can’t wait for the book!!

    • Ashley

      July 14, 2011 at 9:48 am

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      Hi M, My daughter is allergic to dairy and I’ve been looking for an alternative to the yogurt that my other daughter eats. Can you please share with me the name of the soy yogurt. I haven’t been able to find anything of the sort. Thanks so much for sharing. :)

      • M

        July 15, 2011 at 1:54 pm

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        Ashley I feel your pain! My son is also allergic to dairy, so I completely understand your struggles. The only brands of soy yogurt that I know of that do not grow their cultures in milk are Silk and Whole Soy Company. Hope that helps!!

        • Melissa McKenna

          July 18, 2011 at 6:32 pm

          We have some dairy issues as well and use So Delicious Coconut Milk yogurt which is pricey but it’s soy and dairy free actually. My daughter can’t have either usually. It’s a GI thing for her not a full fledged allergy but might as well be because she’s horribly miserable if she has ice cream normally. This is a great recipe for kids or adults with those issues! :) Oh but on another note, when I “liked” this above for FB it posted it with a frowny face, LOL! Not a big deal, but sort of gave my friends the wrong idea ;)

  24. Vanessa

    July 14, 2011 at 1:49 am

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    yummm!!!! maybe adding some avocado will make it creamier :)
    can’t wait to try, can I use agave instead of the honey??

    • Lady

      July 19, 2011 at 11:33 am

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      Avocado does work well to make it creamy, especially if you can’t eat bananas. just freeze into pops.

  25. Inga

    July 13, 2011 at 9:40 pm

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    Can’t wait to try it on my toddler. The only dairy she will eat is chocolate ice cream I’ve been trying to find a way to get her to eat yogurt. For this one I think I’ll have to make it ahead and let her try it before she finds out there is yogurt in it. Thanks!

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