Rich Chocolate "Soft Serve"

By: Elizabeth Beals

I found this recipe floating around the internet and thought it would never work. There is no way a frozen banana would taste like soft serve ice cream. Low and behold I was wrong! Not only does taste it taste just like soft serve, but I can dress it up with whatever I'm in the mood for. Chocolate, peanut butter, coconut flakes, or frozen fruit for strawberry ice cream or peach! The list is as long as your imagination.  The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for your bananas to freeze and picking your flavor.

One frozen banana in a blender

You will need: 

1 banana (frozen) 1 per serving

1 tablespoon dark coco powder

1/2 tablespoon maple syrup

1/4 or less almond milk

1. Place frozen banana in a blender with the coco powder and maple syrup.

2. Blender together while slowly adding in the almond milk until you get the right consistency of soft served ice cream. Don't over blend or it will melt into a liquid, it will still taste good just not what we are looking for. You may need to scrape down the blender to mix it all in.

Serve right away with some extra toppings if you like. I love coconut flakes on mine.

This is great for kids and holiday parties coming up. Make a big batch and freeze it for later. It will scoop more like ice cream if you freeze it for an hour or so. Most people will never be able to tell that this isn't chocolate ice cream. I won't tell if you don't.

Before: Choclate Ice Cream with Coconut flakes. 

After: Clean bowl and a happy lady!