Quick banana ice cream

Quick banana ice cream

With just 10 minutes prep before it goes in the freezer, this is a smart yet easy way to end a meal

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 10 minutes plus 2 hours freezing

Method

  1. Whizz everything together in a food processor.
  2. Pour into an ice cream maker and churn, or pour into a freezer-proof box and freeze, stirring every 2 hours until the mixture solidifies.
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Freezing bananas

You can freeze ripe bananas to use in cooking at a later date - they'll go black but taste fine.

Per serving

665 kcalories, protein 2.8g, carbohydrate 44.7g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 30.2g, fibre 1.1g, salt 0.06 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2009.

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  • 2009-03-18 14:57:26.825241

    Smoothiestar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is really nice!A bit like Ben and Jerry's chunky monkey ice cream if u add chocolate chips and walnuts like I did!

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  • Binder photo Bud

    2009-03-30 17:14:10.226996

    Bud commented on this recipe

    Doesanybody know if this would work made with low fat creme fraiche, instead of double cream?

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  • 2009-04-08 19:01:48.346188

    tina commented on this recipe

    Did not enjoy this ice cream, maybe it would have been nicer if I used an ice cream machine. It tasted like cold bananas, not even as nice as a banan split. Won't be making it again.

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  • 2009-07-20 16:51:02.251046

    angmunchkin commented on this recipe

    Hello, A reply to Bud; yes this does work with l/f creme fraiche :) try this link for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's version and use the l/f; it works. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/bananaandlemonicecre_8833.shtml Kind regards, Angela

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  • 2010-05-18 21:07:42.938124

    khitajrah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Mmmmm.. yum! Going to try it with walnuts and chocolate chunks next time.

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  • 2010-09-05 11:21:45.683087

    damcurt commented on this recipe

    Quite nice but the flavour can be improved by adding 4-6 teaspoons of nesquik powder .No good for the waist line but very nice .

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  • 2010-09-05 11:22:39.55818

    damcurt commented on this recipe

    Sorry nesquik banana milk shake powder i should have said

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  • 2010-09-07 14:44:34.438221

    SandieB rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I thought this was excellent, really easy to do with no custard to make. Mine did set really rock hard though, don't know if that was because I only had a 300ml carton of cream instead of the 400 that was required. With hindsight I probably should have added a little milk or something to make up the additional liquid. I thought the taste was good and banana-y, but again that might have been because of the lesser amount of cream so it was more concentrated.

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  • 2010-09-07 14:45:30.589006

    SandieB commented on this recipe

    Sorry I meant to give that a 4 star rating!

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  • 2010-11-08 14:49:09.712745

    Mrs C rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I also used 300mls of cream, and felt better eating it for it! It didn't set in the recommended time so had it the following day. It set rock hard - probably because i used less cream - and had it out of the freezer for 15 minutes waiting for it to thaw a bit - but it was really tasty and banana-ry - I will be making it exactly the same way next time - yummy!

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  • 2010-11-08 14:50:12.692351

    Mrs C commented on this recipe

    ps - didn't have an ice cream machine and it was lovely....

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  • 2011-01-05 12:24:01.34762

    Mrs C commented on this recipe

    Tried it with the 400mls as suggested but it was too sickly - I won't be making it again as my husband's completely gone off it. If I were you I'd make it with 300mls...

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  • 2011-01-06 18:37:27.324443

    Dora rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this using overripe bananas and left out the sugar. No ice cream machine but just took it out every hour or so and beat it with a spatula then left it overnight. It goes hard but that's becuase there isn't as much air in it as commercial ice cream. Big hit and will make again

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  • 2011-04-14 22:12:41.623741

    redbully commented on this recipe

    Very good indeed. Also good made with a big dollop of honey!! However next time am tempted by the chocolate and nuts. What a great idea.....I love banana ice-cream - and this is simply sublime.

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  • 2011-04-14 22:13:36.451196

    redbully rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Would help if I'd rated it!!

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  • 2011-04-20 18:24:23.470287

    Brolga commented on this recipe

    I'm going to give it a try with whipping cream instead of double cream to make it a bit lighter. Hopefully it will turn out well. I love the idea of not having to make a custard base for it, so much faster.

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  • 2011-05-23 13:34:25.06742

    Sarah F rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Got this in the freezer as I write, simple to make and a good way to use up my over ripe bananas! Have done as suggested above and made it without the sugar as my bananas were a bit squishy....will let you know how it tastes!

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  • 2011-06-11 11:30:56.689073

    Abinatti74 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very sweet, very hard, nice but would eat at the point of almost hard rather than rock solid!

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  • Binder photo Ji

    2011-08-05 16:40:55.404948

    Ji commented on this recipe

    I have just made some for our desert tonight. Can't wait to try out. I love the idea of the chocolate chips and nuts! It is so easy to make. No extra fuss just throw everything into a blander and ready to serve in few hours. Thanks for sharing BBC GOOD FOOD ;)

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  • 2011-12-10 22:55:37.294115

    fatema commented on this recipe

    I will try this recipe .Can i use normal sugar instead of caster suger?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 10 minutes plus 2 hours freezing

Ingredients

  • 4 ripe bananas , chopped into chunks
  • ½ lemon , juiced
  • 400ml double cream
  • 75g golden caster sugar
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Per serving

665 kcalories, protein 2.8g, carbohydrate 44.7g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 30.2g, fibre 1.1g, salt 0.06 g

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