This 2 ingredient banana choc-chip ice cream couldn't be easier, and it's even healthy too! Dairy free, gluten free, vegan and utterly delicious.
I've been wanting to try instant banana ice-cream for ages, there seem to be endless versions of it floating around on Pinterest and I was really intrigued by the idea. As Mr Amazing can't have normal ice-cream due to a dairy intolerance, this was definitely something we needed to try.
I decided to keep it as simple as possible - just bananas and chocolate chips, a great combination in my opinion! We tried it this weekend, Small Child was amazed at how easy it was to make, I was amazed at how creamy it was and we all thought it was really delicious.
As this recipe is so easy to make, I've put together one of my free printable child friendly recipe sheets for it, so your child can give it a go themselves, and of course it's gone straight into the easy recipes for kids section of the Eats Amazing website!
You'll find a link to download the recipe sheet at the end of this post.
Instant Banana Choc-Chip Icecream
Ingredients
- 3-4 bananas
- handful dark chocolate chips
Method
Before you begin, find a baking tray fits into your freezer. Cover the baking tray with baking paper or tinfoil. This will make the banana easier to remove once frozen.
Peel your bananas, then slice into bite-size pieces and lay them out in a single layer on the baking sheet. A quick note on knives here – I've allowed Small Child to use a small sharp knife under close supervision for some years now. I believe that teaching your child to use a knife safely is preferable to keeping them away from the altogether, but it really does depend on the individual child – use your judgement to decide whether your child is ready to use a knife. With this recipe, a blunt butter knife will also work just fine on banana.
Place the baking sheet in the freezer and freeze overnight or until the banana slices are frozen solid. If you're not going to make the ice-cream immediately, you can pop the banana pieces into an air-tight bag once frozen and return to the freezer until ready to use.
Once you're ready to make the ice cream, remove the banana slices and throw them into a blender or food processor. Whizz up immediately. You might find that the banana first breaks up into a crumbly texture but be patient and continue to blend it until it goes smooth and creamy.
Scoop the ice-cream out of the blender and stir in the chocolate chips. Serve immediately.
You might find the ice-cream goes a little melty (as ours did when I stopped to take photos of it!), in which case you can return it to the freezer for a little while to harden up.
You could try adding other extras to your ice-cream such as chopped nuts, dried fruit or maybe even a few sprinkles!
If you or your child would like to try this recipe for yourself, here’s a simple child friendly recipe for you to print off. Click here or on the picture below to open the file. Do let me know via the comments below if you try it!
If you’d like more child friendly recipes like this one, be sure to check out the rest of my easy recipes for kids section, and you could pop over and follow my Cooking with Kids Pinterest board too!
Grace
Instant Banana Choc-Chip Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3-4 bananas
- handful dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Before you begin, find a baking tray fits into your freezer. Cover the baking tray with baking paper or tinfoil. This will make the banana easier to remove once frozen.
- Peel your bananas, then slice into bite-size pieces and lay them out in a single layer on the baking sheet. A quick note on knives here – I've allowed Small Child to use a small sharp knife under close supervision for some years now. I believe that teaching your child to use a knife safely is preferable to keeping them away from the altogether, but it really does depend on the individual child – use your judgement to decide whether your child is ready to use a knife. With this recipe, a blunt butter knife will also work just fine on banana.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer and freeze overnight or until the banana slices are frozen solid. If you're not going to make the ice-cream immediately, you can pop the banana pieces into an air-tight bag once frozen and return to the freezer until ready to use.
- Once you're ready to make the ice cream, remove the banana slices and throw them into a blender or food processor. Whizz up immediately. You might find that the banana first breaks up into a crumbly texture but be patient and continue to blend it until it goes smooth and creamy.
- Scoop the ice-cream out of the blender and stir in the chocolate chips. Serve immediately.
- You might find the ice-cream goes a little melty (as ours did when I stopped to take photos of it!), in which case you can return it to the freezer for a little while to harden up.
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