TASTY TUESDAY - ICE CREAM

I am not big on new year's resolutions but I made an exception this year.  My only resolution was to do my very best to come up with new recipes that were easy, good (tasty) and healthy.  There are a zillion recipes out there that proclaim to be these three things but sadly I have tried many (hmmm...why did I ever think blueberries and buttermilk would be good???) that do not hit the mark.  So.....my goal is to try and find and post some good ones on Tuesdays.

This particular recipe has been floating around for a long time - one of those "I need to try this" recipes.  I finally did just that and my "OK meter, hubby's thumbs," received two thumbs up!

 Never throw out an old banana again.  All you need for this recipe are these five ingredients, 2 frozen (cut into hunks) bananas, 1/2 cup sliced, frozen bananas, 2T heavy cream (or to reduce the calories even more almond milk) 2 pkgs Stevia, and finally 1/2 tsp vanilla.

 Working quickly, put all ingredients into your food processor and whirl away until it becomes creamy.....

 I spread into an 8x8 pan and froze for one hour.  If you are using a taller more narrow pan you will need to freeze longer.  We were ready for our dessert in an hour, did not want to wait for three long hours.

Scooped it out and served in a footed glass and put a little dollop of the low fat cream in a can.  Good stuff!




Ingredients:

2 bananas, sliced and frozen
1/2 cup strawberries, sliced and frozen (if you use frozen strawberries in the bag, leave them whole, I used fresh)
2T heavy cream (or almond milk)
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 pkgs Stevia 



Calorie count, etc.:

Per Serving: 2 servings of 1 cup each

Calories: 166*

Fat calories, 53

Fat, 6g*

Saturated fat, 3g* 

Cholesterol, 19mg*

Sodium, 7mg

Carbs, 30g*

Fiber, 4g

Sugar, 16g 

 

*These numbers are based on using heavy cream so if you use the almond milk, all these numbers will be reduced considerably. This does NOT include the "dollop" of canned whipped cream.

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