This kids’ favourite strawberry banana ice cream recipe is so easy that you can involve your kids to make this in the kitchen! Put those fine motor skills to use. A butter knife will do the trick in cutting the banana into coin like slices. Peeling the bananas can be a fun chore for your kids to do.
My youngest Chip* turned two today! We like having ice cream with cake at home, so Art and I made this ice cream together. It is so easy. All you need is a food processor and lots of time to freeze your ingredients. Even easier with a Vitamix! The strawberry banana ice cream can be made using the ice cream function on the Vitamix. There is no sugar in the recipe. So, this is a healthy treat. I would not feel guilty if I had to feed this ice cream to a baby old enough to wean! The texture is creamy and icy at the same time. The strawberries give it a nice tanginess to it.
There are no eggs used in this strawberry banana ice cream recipe. I have heard that eggs can be hard to find these days at the supermarket. Flour has also been hard to find — particularly unbleached flour. There are plenty of recipes to use up ripe bananas other than banana bread. My best source for unbleached flour is Bulk Food Box! You can click on my referral link to get $15 off your first order.
When it gets to be too warm to bake banana bread, you can try this cool treat. No food colouring was used in this recipe. You can opt to add your sprinkles or chips of choice after making the ice cream batter. After all, sprinkles do make life more cheerful. You can also use this recipe to make popsicles!
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- Slice bananas into coins. Transfer to a Ziploc bag to freeze for four hours.
- Once bananas are frozen, rinse strawberries and remove the strawberry tops. In a food processor, add frozen bananas, strawberries and the 4 TBSP of heavy cream. Blend for two minutes.
- Transfer to a freezer safe container and continue to freeze overnight.
- To serve, let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes before using an ice cream scoop. Garnish with any fresh fruits you've got on hand.
I love the sound of this! Just that I try to do with the dairy so I suppose I would still have a slushy, less creamy dessert or treat. sounds yum!
Coconut cream would be lovely if you can’t do dairy.
Perfect way to use up over ripe bananas and it’s such a simple way to enjoy ice cream without an ice cream maker! Thanks for the recipe, I will be making this this week 🙂
Let me know how you like it!
I love how easy and fuss-free this is! It looks great! Beautiful color and texture. It’s starting to be warm here, I would like this strawberry banana ice cream as an afternoon snack.
Thank you! Some times I want to make ice cream but the freezer doesn’t have space for an ice cream maker.
This ice cream looks so tempting and delicious. I cannot wait to make it for my grand kids. Thanks for sharing.
Let me know how it goes! Please tag me when you make it and use the hashtag #CynfulKitchen 🙂
I get bored with banana bread, so this ice cream is a perfect way to use up the overripe bananas in my freezer. Thanks for sharing.
I love recipes that use up overripe bananas, especially with strawberries too. I have a freezer full of them!
Oh what a great simple recipe to make for my three year old! Thanks for sharing!