Ever since I saw the recipe for one ingredient ice cream over at The Kitchn, I have been wanting to try this frozen treat. A few weeks ago I had my first taste of Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream (I have no idea how it’s taken me so long to try such a great flavor) and while eating I thought I could make my own verison using only three ingredients: frozen bananas, walnuts, and chocolate.
To make the ice cream there is a tutorial over at The Kitchn. You will need two bananas and a blender or food processor.
You will also need walnuts and chunks of chocolate (this is CHUNKY monkey afterall).
Okay, let’s get started.
Grab two bananas.
Peel and slice the bananas into coins.
Both bananas have been peeled and sliced.
Place sliced bananas in the freezer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Note: Not my frozen dinner, bleh, it's the husband's.
Meanwhile grab some walnuts.
Grab a chocolate bar...
and a hammer and pound the chocolate into chunks.
Now that the chocolate bar has become a pile of chocolate chunks...
Fast forward about 2 hours later: Now let's grab the bananas from the freezer.
Drop the sliced banana into a blender and blend on high.
After a few minutes and some poking and prodding with a fork, the bananas turn into a smooth and creamy consistency.
One ingredient ice cream!
Note: The ice cream right out of the blender was a bit soupy so I placed it in the freezer for a few extra hours. After that I was able to scoop the ice cream into a bowl.
Three ingredient chunky monkey ice cream
You can add the other two ingredients whenever you’d like. I chose to stir them in right after blending.
Now this recipe is probably not for everyone since there is a strong banana flavor. But if you enjoy the three ingredients I say give it a try! It is easy and inexpensive and hey, maybe you’ll find a new frozen treat to enjoy!
Have you tried one-ingredient ice cream? Any questions, suggestions, or other comments you have? Leave me a comment below.
Did it taste as good as you thought it would?
A very strong banana flavor but I would say the banana flavor is just a few notches above the Ben and Jerry’s version. It was actually pretty good and it even looks like ice cream, which I was really excited about. It’s like a poor man’s ice cream.
I Love it!
I could eat this without feeling overly guilty after all it has bananas, nuts and chocolate – it’s not unhealthy!
Hey Crystal! I know, isn’t it great? I mean, nothing beats a pint of Ben and Jerry’s but a healthier alternative every now and then is good too
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This is the perfect healthier alternative for my favorite ben and jerry’s flavor, and seeing as I have no reservations about a strong banana flavor I will be making this as soon as those summer cravings for ice cream hit. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Hey Full Time Foodie – glad you liked the recipe!
I checked out your blog – those Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins look delicious!
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I recently made one-ingredient ice-cream and was actually looking for inspiration to improve it/add something more to make it into a more decadent treat. This seems to be it! How did it taste? I’d love to try it out soon & will blog about it.
Hey there! The ice cream tasted very good. Obviously it had a very strong banana flavor but it a such a healthier alternative to ice cream made with cream or milk, you just can’t pass up making it! I’ve also seen that you can add peanut butter or honey to it. Whenever you do blog about it let me know. I’d love to see what you did with it! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh, this brings me glee. I’m doing a “Lent-Year-’Round” blog, and the current 40 days is the abandonment of sugar and artificial sweeteners! I’m going to be using this recipe soon! (Minus the chocolate part… but that can definitely be added after my 40 days are up!)
this tasted so good I can’t get wait to eat some more of this delicious, tasty ice cream.