Sometimes, after a stressful day, it can be nice to unwind and treat yourself to the simple pleasures in life. Your favorite movie, a warm cup of tea, and why not let yourself have a little something extra sweet? Don’t worry, this frozen treat comes with a guilt-free-guarantee with only 3 ingredients! Odds are, you probably already have these ingredients lying around and in just a few, easy steps, you can be enjoying this deliciously simple chocolate banana ice cream! Here’s what you’ll need:
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 4 frozen bananas, peeled
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons almond butter or peanut butter
- (If making in a food processor) 1/4 cup milk of choice
- Optional: chocolate chunks or chips, to sprinkle on the top
Directions
Blender:
- Place all the ingredients into the blender.
- Blend on high for 2-3 minutes, pushing bananas down as needed.
- For a soft-serve texture, serve immediately.
- For a harder ice cream, freeze for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chunks and enjoy!
Food Processor:
- Place all ingredients, including milk, into food processor.
- Pulse until bananas are mostly gone, continuously pause and stir mixture between pulses so ingredients blend smoothly and evenly.
- For a soft-serve texture, serve immediately.
- For a harder ice cream, freeze for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chunks and enjoy!
Notes
You can customize this recipe with any of your favorite sweet treats. Craving something sweet and salty? Top with crumbled pretzels! Strawberries, cherries, toffee nuts, pecans, even sprinkles! The possibilities are so endless!
Nutrition
We hope you take the time to treat yourself with this easy recipe for guiltless chocolate ice cream because you deserve something sweet! Let us know if you tried this recipe!
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