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Chocolate ‘Ice Cream’

July 20, 2011 by KerryAnn 12 Comments

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I am always looking for ways to make my kids think they’re getting a treat without using a lot of sugar or carbs. This fit the bill perfectly.

A recipe is making its rounds on the blogosphere and I saw it on Pinterest.  A frozen banana mixed with a little cocoa powder and peanut butter in the food processor until smooth and it comes out like ice cream.

Boy, does it!

I peeled my ripe bananas, broke them into chunks and stashed them in a zip-top bag in the freezer last night.  This afternoon I put 3 bananas, 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and about 1 Tbs of peanut butter in the food processor and I ran it on high speed until smooth and creamy.  It’s perfect.  They think I made ice cream!!  It bought me 20 minutes of silence.  😀  I told them it would take up their daily piece of fruit instead of them eating the banana fresh and they’re not complaining.  It comes out very thick.

Other blogs are saying you can do it with the banana and peanut butter alone, or even just with the banana alone.  I’ll try multiple variations.  You might even be able to squeeze an avocado in there and them not know it.

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I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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  1. Patricia says

    July 20, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    This is how I make smoothies for my kids. Milk, frozen bananas, and some type of frozen berry or sometimes a tablespoon of peanut butter. We all love it- tastes exactly like a thick shake. It’s amazing how the frozen bananas thicken it so well. I’ll have to try it with cocoa powder for a chocolate “shake”.

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  2. Lea H says

    July 20, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    I have been making this for years with just banana, cocoa powder, and nuts (with a splash of milk or water). It’s really yummy!

    I do prefer using under-ripe bananas so the chocolate isn’t over-powered by banana.

    But the consistency is wonderful!
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  3. Shannan says

    July 21, 2011 at 1:19 am

    I’m curious about limiting the pieces of fruit. Is it because of the sugar? My son is almost three and loves his fruit. My husband thinks he eats too much fruit. My son has tons of energy, but he is a 3 yr old boy!!! However, sometimes it can be a little much…

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    • KerryAnn Foster says

      July 21, 2011 at 9:55 am

      Shannan, fruit has some vitamins and minerals but it is full of sugar. If I didn’t limit it with my kids, they’d each eat 4-5 pieces a day. We limit them to one piece of fruit and multiple servings of vegetables.
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  4. Kara says

    July 21, 2011 at 6:40 am

    You can also take room temp ripe bannanas and cocoa powdwer to make choc pudding 🙂

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  5. Jennie says

    July 21, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    I made this today and it turned out wonderfully. So easy to make. I did add a splash of milk to get the mixture moving as it was ceasing up my food processor without. This treat is definitely a keeper in our home! I also plan to try it with room temperature bananas to make more of a pudding. Thanks for posting!!

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  6. Amanda says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:15 am

    This is my standard smoothie recipe around here, I just add some milk, cream, almond milk or coconut milk to it to thin it down to a thick milk shake consistency. If I make it for myself I love almond butter and cacoa nibs in it. The nibs give it some chew (I am weird I don’t like completely smooth things) and it tastes like frozen liquid cookie dough.

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  7. Yogi says

    November 6, 2011 at 7:43 am

    What if your kid hates peanut butter? Any other substitutions?

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    • KerryAnn Foster says

      November 6, 2011 at 10:04 am

      Yogi, you can leave the peanut butter out without a problem.
      KerryAnn Foster recently posted..Three Minute Ice Cream- Three Flavors

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  8. Lillian says

    November 16, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    I suspect you could leave out the peanut butter and cocoa, and sub strawberries and maybe some vanilla for strawberry “ice cream?”

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  2. Three Minute Ice Cream- Three Flavors | Cooking Traditional Foods says:
    March 14, 2012 at 11:15 am

    […] posted this Summer about a quick and easy ice cream made in the food processor.  It was our stand-by treat since I accidentally broke the ice cream […]

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