Banana and cardamom ‘ice cream’
- Published: 23 May 17
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
You won’t believe this sweet, creamy ‘ice cream’ is just made from bananas. Perfect for a dairy-free or low-calorie dessert, the recipe is taken from The Fast Days Cookbook by Laura Herring.
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Serves 6
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Hands-on time 10 min, plus freezing time
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Ingredients
- 5 ripe medium bananas, sliced and frozen
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- ½ tsp ground cardamom seeds
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Method
- Whizz the frozen banana pieces in a food processor until smooth and creamy. This will take a couple of minutes at least, so do it in bursts. Don’t worry if it seems like it’s not doing much to begin with; the bananas will eventually break down.
- When the bananas are looking creamy, add the almond butter to the processor and blend, then scatter over the ground cardamom seeds and whizz again. Pack the ‘ice cream’ into a freezable container with a lid and try not to eat it all at once!
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- Recipe from April 2017 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 85kcals
- Fat
- 1.3g (no saturated)
- Protein
- 1.5g
- Carbohydrates
- 16.3g (14.4g sugars)
- Fibre
- 1.2g
- Salt
- no salt
delicious. tips
“The basic recipe is just bananas and nut butter whizzed up. I think the cardamom makes a nice change, but leave it out if you’re not keen on the taste.” – Laura Herring
Keep frozen for up to a month, well sealed to prevent freezer burn.
Peanut butter also works well in this recipe but will alter the calorie count.
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