We are having an unbelievably early spring here in Minnesota. I've only lived here for five years, and in that time I haven't experienced an April demanding shorts and flip flops, but who am I to argue? After running around the park with Marisa, or just running in general, I'm ready for a cool, delicious treat. This satisfies that craving, and whips up in a snap. And to top it off, while it fits the bill as a dessert, it's just fruit, so it's good for you!
Do-It-Yourself Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1 banana per serving you wish to make
Directions:
Remove peels from bananas, store in an airtight container in the freezer for at least one hour. (Bananas will keep a couple of weeks this way.)
Take frozen bananas and put in a food processor. Process for almost 10 minutes, taking time to push down the sides and mix it up from time to time. Don't be afraid if it gets a little loud, shakes a bunch, or seems like it will never whip up. It will. You will have a frozen treat the same consistency as soft serve.
Remove this deliciousness and put in individual bowls. Then have fun. Top with chopped nuts, berries, a squirt of chocolate sauce, or cut in some nut butter! When I'm going all out, I dice up some angel food cake* and top it with this ice cream and fresh berries. Yummy, yummy, yummy!
*A note on angel food cake: if you are buying a pre-made cake from the store, be sure to check the ingredient label! Some stores put some pretty wacky ingredients in it, like sodium lauryl sulfate, which is actually a chemical that is used in most soaps for it's foaming effect. Besides being a nasty chemical that you shouldn't be eating, this same chemical has been given the red light from the environmental working group (www.ewg.org)for it's carcinogenic effect on the body when using it as a soap. So please don't feed it to your family!
wow I didn't know that about sodium lauryl sulfate being the thing that makes some angel food cakes fluffy! sick!!! Thanks for the info, fresh girl!!
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