Raw Banana Ice Cream

Makes about 1 quart
Time 4 hrs 25 min
Raw Banana Ice Cream

Looking for a way to use very ripe bananas? Try this frozen mixture of dates, honey, bananas, peanuts and cacao nibs for a special treat. Look for cacao nibs, chopped pieces of raw cocoa beans, in the baking aisle or snack aisle.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Low SodiumLow Sodium
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    20pitted dates, roughly chopped
    2 tablespoonsraw honey
    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin coconut oil
    1 teaspoonvanilla extract
    1/8 teaspoonground cinnamon
    4 cupssliced very ripe bananas, (about 5 bananas)
    1/2 cupraw peanuts, coarsely chopped
    2 tablespoonscacao nibs

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Method

Put dates into a medium bowl, cover with lukewarm water and set aside to let soak for 10 minutes.


Drain dates and reserve soaking liquid.


In a food processor, purée dates with 3 to 4 tablespoons of the soaking liquid, honey, oil, vanilla and cinnamon until smooth. (Discard remaining soaking liquid.)


Add bananas and purée again until almost smooth.


Transfer to a stainless steel bowl and stir in peanuts and cacao nibs.


Cover and freeze, stirring occasionally, until almost solid, 4 to 6 hours.


Let ice cream soften a bit at room temperature before serving.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

About 1/2 cup

Calories

270

Total Fat

9g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

0mg

Total Carbohydrate

49g

Dietary Fiber

5g

Total Sugars

35g

Protein

4g

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