Real Food: (Almost) No Dairy (Almost) All Fruit Ice Cream



I make variations on lemon berry sorbet all the time, and really good whole fat ice cream sometimes, but this morning we tried something new (inspired by this post- click to see more varieties and ideas.) 

Actually last night I tried this by myself and added cocoa, good vanilla extract, and espresso powder- it was delicious.

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(Almost) No Dairy (Almost) All Fruit Ice Cream

Serves 2-6, No judging

In my food processor I blended three ripe bananas, which had been sliced into coins and frozen solid.*  To this I added 2 ripe peaches, diced with skins on, one cup frozen strawberries, a quick splash of cream (optional), and bit of good vanilla extract.**

 

I blended them in my food processor until smooth. (Don't try this with a blender.)

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This comes out the consistency of soft serve and is best eaten right away.  You could throw it in your ice cream maker to firm it up even more, but the bananas will begin to turn a bit brown if you wait to serve it- not a big deal, but not preferred.  Also, it's delicious.  You won't want to wait to eat it.

As you can imagine, flavor varieties abound.  It's a nice trick to have up your sleeve.

Originally I thought we'd make this after lunch today, but since all four of the kids woke up at the same time (never happens) we made it for breakfast.  As they watched it magically turn into "ice cream" in the processor, Hudson said, "Um, Mom, do we actually get to eat that for breakfast??" 

Yes, we do.

* Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and seal tightly with plastic wrap to freeze.  You can also freeze them in layers separated by parchment in a sealed and covered 9x13 pan if you want to keep some on hand for future batches.

** To make this treat more satisfying, you could add some coconut oil.  (I didn't this time.)