You’re going to scream for – and about! – this ice cream. Why? Because it’s irresistibly yummy and yet it’s made without a drop of milk and hardly any sugar (yes, really). The magic ingredient: bananas. When they’re frozen and blended, they form the sweet, creamy base of this delicious dessert. Add lots of cherries, a little almond butter, and bittersweet chocolate, and you have a nutritious treat everyone will love. Whether you make the quick, soft-serve version or the longer, hard-packed one, everyone will be screaming for this ice cream.
Ingredients
1 small banana
12 ounces frozen cherries
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, combine the banana, cherries, and almond butter.
- Puree until smooth and creamy.
- Blend in the chocolate.
- Spoon into bowls and serve. If you like a firm ice cream, freeze for two hours to three hours, then scoop to serve.
Nutrition Information
Yields 4 Servings
Calories 120
Total fat 5 g
Saturated fat 1.6 g
Protein 2 g
Carbohydrate 20 g
Dietary fiber 2.4 g
Sugar 14.8 g
Added sugar 4.8 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 2.3 mg
Developed by Sara Quessenberry for Cleveland Clinic Wellness
health.clevelandclinic.org
