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3 Banana Soft Serve Hacks

Up your banana soft-serve game with one of these 3 recipes
Prep Time8 hours
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time8 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Raw
Keyword: vegan
Servings: 5
Author: Lindsey Johnson
Cost: $8

Equipment

  • Freezer safe container
  • Blender or food processor
  • Popsicle molds

Ingredients

PB & Chocolate Protein Ice Cream

  • 3-4 ripe bananas sliced
  • 1 Salted Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bar chopped divided

Golden Milk Banana Ice Cream

  • 3-4 ripe bananas sliced
  • 1 tablespoon MCT oil optional
  • ½ teaspoon each: ground ginger, turmeric, cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Chocolate Dipped Banana Ice Cream Pops

  • 3-4 ripe bananas sliced
  • ¾ cup non-dairy milk plus more if needed
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup unrefined coconut oil
  • Pinch sea salt

Instructions

PB & Chocolate Protein Ice Cream

  • Freeze sliced bananas in an airtight container or freezer safe bag for 8-10 hours.
  • Place frozen banana slices into a food processor fitted with the S blade. Pulse to start chopping the bananas. Stop and scrape sides as needed. Keep processing until bananas are thick and creamy.
  • Add half of the chopped ZonePerfect bar to the food processor and pulse 5-10 times to break it up. (It will harden a bit when it hits the cold ice cream.)
  • Serve immediately or transfer the ice cream to a freezer safe container until ready to eat.
  • To serve, sprinkle with remaining chopped protein bar.
    Banana Soft Serve Hacks

Golden Milk Banana Ice Cream

  • Freeze sliced bananas in an airtight container or resealable bag for 8-10 hours.
  • Place frozen banana slices in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the S blade.
  • Pulse a few times to help chop the bananas. Stop and scrape down sides as needed. Continue processing until bananas are thick, creamy, and smooth.
  • Add coconut oil, if using, and spices. Pulse a few more times until blended.
  • Serve immediately or transfer to an airtight freezer safe container until ready to eat.
    Banana Soft Serve Hacks

Chocolate Dipped Banana Ice Cream Pops

  • Freeze banana slices in an airtight container or bag for 8-10 hours.
  • Place frozen banana slices, non-dairy milk, and vanilla into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the S blade. Pulse a few times to chop the bananas. Keep processing until bananas are thick, creamy, and smooth. Stop and scrape down sides, as needed.
  • Spoon the banana ice cream into popsicle molds. Add sticks and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
  • Prepare the chocolate shell by placing chocolate chips, coconut oil, and salt in a glass measuring cup. Microwave on 50% power for 30 second intervals, until chocolate is melted. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Remove pops from their mold and dip into the chocolate shell. Place on parchment or waxed paper and place back in freezer to allow ice cream to firm back up. Store pops wrapped in waxed paper in a bag or freezer proof container.

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Notes

If desired, use two ZonePerfect bars instead of one to up the protein even more.
The popsicles molds used for this recipe yielded ten 3-ounce pops. Other molds may yield fewer, larger pops.