Healthy Ice Cream

I originally saw the healthy one ingredient ice cream recipe over at TheKitchn.  All it is is frozen bananas all mashed up in a food processor. However, I never really felt tempted to try it because I just hate bananas!

When I was little, my mom, being a great mom, was always trying to get me to eat healthy.  She was really into getting me to "eat your bananas." I was never a big fan and one day I got really sick after eating a banana.  Then, I was diagnosed with the stomach flu.  Once I was healthy again, my mom offered me bananas.  I was skeptical because I got sick the last time, but she was adamant that I needed the potassium and that I would be just fine now that I didn't have the flu.  I ate that banana and proceeded to get sick immediately.  I don't know why, but I just can't stand raw bananas.  If they are all mashed up and baked in a banana bread I am totally fine (especially if there are chocolate chips involved).

Lately, I have been craving healthy sweets and I have simultaneously seen many variations on the 1 ingredient ice cream recipe.  The combination of these two things finally convinced me to give it a try.  I bought some bananas, froze them, and then food processed them.  I added in flavors that I like to help mask that horrible raw banana taste enhance the ice cream and it was amazing!

Now, mom, I will finally eat my bananas :)

Healthy Ice Cream

Ingredients:
1 1/2 bananas, frozen and then cut into round slices
1 tbsp natural, creamy peanut butter
1 tbsp honey
topping of your choice (I crumbled up cookie crumbs from the Crazy Layer Cookie Bars I have sitting in my room)

Directions:
1. Food process the banana rounds until well mashed.  Add in the peanut butter and honey and continue to process until smooth and creamy.  Enjoy immediately as a soft-serve style and sprinkle in your favorite toppings or, place in a container and freeze for a few hours until set.

Enjoy :)

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