Banana Peanut Butter (Chocolate Fudge) Ice Cream

Ingredients:

Fudge:

• 1 very ripe banana
• 1/8th cup sweetener (honey (makes recipe non-vegan), brown rice syrup, or maple Syrup)
• 3 oz of unsweetened baking chocolate, cut up if possible
• 1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter (no sugar added) (like this)

Ice cream:

• 4 bananas, cut up and frozen for 2 or more hours

Fudge Instructions:

1. Mash banana with a fork or potato masher until smooth.
2. Combine banana with sweetener in sauce pan over medium heat.
3. Stirring regularly, cook until mixture begins to bubble.
4. Remove from heat. Mix chocolate in (allowing hot banana and sweetener to melt chocolate), then mix peanut butter in until mixture is smooth and consistent.

Ice Cream Instructions:

1. Put frozen cut up bananas in food processor.
2. If they are completely frozen through, allow to thaw for 20 minutes until they are only partially frozen.
3. Process until smooth.
4. Put pureed bananas in container.
5. Pour fudge on top, mixing in swirls. Do not mix completely.

Faux Dolewhip (pineapple sorbet)

Ingredients:

2 bananas, frozen (see instructions)
2 cups frozen pineapples (either purchased frozen or frozen from fresh, maybe even from canned)
pineapple juice, as needed


Directions:

Bananas:

Peel bananas and cut into three or four pieces. Wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze for about 2 hours (at least).

Sorbet:

Place frozen bananas, then frozen pineapple in food processor. Allow to thaw for 15-20 mins. Then, process until bananas and pinapple are well mixed, in small chunks, stopping to wipe down sides as required. Process again, adding pineapple juice a little at a time, until mixture is ice cream-like.

Serve over pineapple juice.


Notes:

The first time we did this, I used pineapple juice from canned pineapples in 100% juice. (Not Dole - they added some stuff to theirs, store brand) I used the chunks on top for a sweet addition. After this, I realized more juice was necessary. I can handle this plain, but those who like sweeter will need the pineapple juice in the bottom. Sorry for the picture, it is from my phone.