I am intrigued though with the concept of an one ingredient ice cream. Since bananas were on my diet plan for today, I thought I would give this ice cream a try. I've seen it on Pinterest (of course!) and googled it this morning. (Has google become a verb in the Oxford or Webster dictionaries yet?)
It is VERY simple. Take a slightly overripe banana (not too ripe, though OVERripe might work), peel it, cut it into chunks. Put these chunks in the freezer for a couple of hours (I put the chunks on a lidded plate). Once the chunks are frozen, pull them out of the freezer, toss them into a blender (I had to scrape a bit to get them off the plate) and puree. You may need to help the chunks get access to the blender blades, I used a spatula - gingerly. (I'm sure you could use a food processor as well.)
This is two bananas worth (about 1 cup):
This portion of banana is approximately 200 calories with 1 gram of fat, 51 grams total carbohydrates (of which 28 grams are sugar and 6 grams are dietary fiber), and 2 grams of protein. Whereas, vanilla ice cream is 140 calories for 1/2 cup serving with 8 grams of fat, 16 grams total carbohydrates (of which 15 grams are sugar and no grams are dietary fiber), and 3 grams of protein.
I tried it - I liked it. Gordon tried it - he liked it. (I'm not sure if it is good enough to replace real ice cream for him.) I like it because it might be healthier and it is definitely easier. Now to try it with different flavors. I know it has been tried with peanut butter and / or chocolate. Gordon has been hankerin' for Almond Pistachio, so I might give that a try (though it won't be green, I'll use real pistachio not the pudding).
