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Holy moly! I tried this recipe tonight and it is seriously delicious. I plan on eating this at least once a week. Thank you, Lindsay!
Jane
And now I give you: Peanut Butter Banana “Ice Cream.”
Yes, unbelievable trickery.
This ice cream is defined as ice cream by me even though it’s actually kind of secretly NOT ice cream. But I mean that in the best possible way, if there even is such a thing as non-ice cream being a best possible ice cream thing. You might not even realize that the non-ice cream is actually not real ice cream because the texture (even though it’s just frozen bananers) is just. like. ice cream. What is going on.
This whole yummy thing is just sweet, ripe frozen bananas that have been smoothed out in the blender and then laced with a little vanilla, a little cinnamon, and a good dollop of peanut butter creaminess. And this whole yummy thing is also my complete meal replacement plan for the next long time because peanut-butter-banana has control of my miiind.
As a general food lovers’ rule, I try to eat more of the foods that I really like. Namely dark chocolate, melty-cheesy Mexican food, pasta with so much extra sauce that you can’t even stand it, and Pad Thai slash curry.
But that being said, there’s one beloved food I’ve been trying to eat less of and its name is shugrrr. We talked about that when I started to be Granola-person by putting DATES (the brown wrinkled ones? yes) in my four-ingredient green smoothies. Oh my gosh, just typing that out is some kind of self realization scary. Things are start to get a lee-tle weird around here, says the normal half of my brain.
Recently my sister and Pinterest told me that this banana ice cream trick is a really good one, so today I’d like to report back on the results of this creamy banana dessert-ness.
Verdict is —> TWO THUMBS UP.
How in the heck does this even happen? I seriously cannot believe that bananas alone can create this creamification that rivals the beauty of ice cream. It is magic and fireworks and love at first *bite.* Had to.
I’m really into almond butter at the moment and during one of the millions of times that I’ve made this in the last few days I accidentally used almond butter instead of peanut butter. Mmk now. Being a major fan of almond butter, I feel very confident speaking the truth in love: this recipe is simply not as good without that rockin’ P-B.
Peanut butter and banana are lovers that should not be separated. Don’t mess.
And if you are reading my mind (or maybe I’m reading yours?) you’ll know that this begs for a sprinkle of coarse sea salt. You guys. I don’t know why but just YES.
And now I’d like to officially welcome you to the World of Weirdly Delicious Recipes That Qualify as Both Breakfast and Dessert.
I like.
ONE LAST THING. This ice cream requires a heavy duty blender. Garage sale freebies are probably a no-go for this recipe (and yes, I do have one of those, too). I always have the best results with my Blendtec Designer Series Blender. If you’re in the market for a new grown up blender, this has your name all over it.
Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
- Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
This dreamy Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream is naturally sweet with just bananas, peanut butter, vanilla, and cinnamon. 330 calories. YUM!
Ingredients
- 3 large, ripe bananas
- 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- a super teeny-tiny dash of cinnamon
- sea salt to taste
- roasted peanuts for topping
Instructions
- Cut the 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 the peanut butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sea salt, and anything else you might like in there. Pulse the blender quickly to stir the ingredients all together and when everything is mixed, serve immediately. Top with additional peanut butter and crushed roasted peanuts.
Notes
You can put this back in the freezer to eat part of it later, but the consistency loses some of its wonderful velvety-ness when you re-freeze it, so just eat the whole thing now. I command it. If you absolutely must exercise self control and save the rest for later, running it through the blender again before serving might help.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: peanut butter ice cream, peanut butter banana ice cream, healthy ice cream
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So, I actually have an ice cream machine but not a heavy duty blender…so I did it that way! I blended the ingredients unfrozen really well and then added it to my ice cream machine. A triple batch fit my 2-quart machine well. I think I did it in the machine for about 30 minutes, which worked well.
It was enjoyed by everyone, even the baby (thawed out a bit first) 😊 ! I especially liked it with some mini chocolate chips.
I bought a new blender to make this and I was so pleased. I just had it for lunch. Thank you.
Your recipe is absolutely amazing. I cannot say how much this makes me happy and it’s healthy and delicious!
Incredibly, magically delicious!! And so easy!! Thank you, thank you!! ( I made it with my Ninja Smoothie Blender and it was easy-peasy!)
Incredibly, magically delicious!! And so easy!! Thank you, thank you!!
i love ice Cream to eat with Peaunt butter
OH MY GOD THIS IS DELICIOUS. I’m amazed!
Oh my…what an amazing alternative to our typical frozen yogurt filled with added sugar. My toddlers LOVED it and my husband to boot! Thanks so much! I needed to add some liquid (cream) as my Kitchenaid processor was struggling with the bananas alone.
I purchased my food processor four months ago and have not used it yet ! Goofy I know. So this banana ice cream will be my first endeavor! Thank you!
Enjoy!
I need unique no sugar no carb recipes
Great results in a food processor. I used crunchy pb and really enjoyed the bit of texture mixed in. My kids gobbled it up.
Glad to hear this was a hit!
This is so good. Has anyone every thought of mixing in some honey?
Yum! That’d be good!
Tried the banana peanut butter ice cream and it was over before I could photograph it .
As most of my family, including myself, are gluten, dairy and egg free, this recipe is amazing! Also, since it is hard to milk that tastes good and is cheap, this is a great recipe to make as it doesn’t require any milk. Plus, we are trying to eat less sugar, and this is a great recipe that is healthy AND tastes good.
Please post more recipes like this! Happy Easter!🐰 🐥
Glad to hear you enjoyed the ice cream, Isabelle!
Can u use almond extract or do u need vanilla extract
Hi, Kayla! We haven’t tried this using almond extract, but we don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It’d just give a slightly different flavor.
I made this recipe after lunch. It was phenomenal. I haven’t eaten sugar for 3 years and the craving for ice cream creeps up now and again. I found this recipe randomly last night and thought I would give it a whirl since I keep TONS of bananas frozen anyway. Oh. My. Goodness. I added some unsweetened chocolate chunks into it and I kid you not, it tasted like a Reese’s PB cup (then again I haven’t had one in 3 years, so I could be mistaken). It satisfied my ice cream craving and my kids all enjoyed my leftovers. Keeping this recipe for when the craving hits again. It’s definitely a must try!
Yay! So happy to hear you enjoyed this, Elizabeth! 🙂
I just made this and it was even better than expected. Like insanely good.
Brilliant. Made it. Delicious.
I still have not tried this method but that’s about to change since you used my favorite combo! totally don’t mess with banana and peanut butter .
Yum yum this is a yummy recipe. I love these non-dairy recipes myself, they are so easy to make and have so many easy options for them!!
I have a similar recipe for ice cream with just bananas https://magicallifeoffruit.com/banana-ice-cream-recipe/
I would love it if you would check it out and let me know what you think 🙂
instead of using peanut butter, could I use almond butter?
Definitely!
This was delicious! The first time but all I had on hand was powdered pb, it was an alright substitute in a pinch. The second time I had all of the ingredients and it was delicious! I found it easier to blend the second time I made it because I chopped the frozen banana up really small before putting in it the blender.
Thanks for the recipe!! It’s nice to have yummy options that don’t have a bunch of added sugar.
This was a must try for me. I do not have a blender or food processor, so I used my hand mixer. It worked fine and I put the ice cream between Graham Crackers and refroze for just a bit. Very delicious. Thank you, ripe bananns will never go to waste.
Delicious! Made in the vitamix and turned out very smooth and creamy. Added a splash of milk to help loosen the initial blending.
Just made this tonight, love it. Wife doesn’t like it, more for me, Thanks for the recipe