Frozen Banana Ice Cream 🫶
For quite some time, I was not able to eat bananas or a lot of avocados because of latex allergies.
My body has decided that it will process the bananas and the avocados with no issues now. And I have to say, I am SO happy, and, I have been eating so many bananas and avocados lately. Lol
I have been experimenting with frozen banana slices and avocados and have come up with some really delicious recipe combinations.
For this recipe I used:
1 1/2 cups frozen banana slices
1/2 raw, ripe avocado
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
1 tablespoon cacao or cocoa
1 square unsweetened chocolate
plant based milk - I used unsweetened coconut milk
I added all the ingredients to a small food processor. Added the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time and blended until smooth, thick and creamy.
I drizzled melted peanut butter over the top and sprinkled with a few pieces of the unsweetened chocolate. If you eat this right away, it is like a soft serve ice cream. Delicious! 😋
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