Lately, I have been obsessed with banana soft serve – like, I’ve eaten it every day for a week obsessed. I usually have a stock pile of frozen bananas in my freezer; they’re gone now. Usually I stick to the classic bananas and vanilla extract, but this week I’ve been experimenting with a bunch of different flavors. These two recipes have been my favorites so far.
Salted Chocolate Banana Soft Serve
adapted from Banana Soft Serve
makes 1 serving | 1 points+ per serving
A little bit salty and a little bit chocolately, it’s hard to believe this isn’t real ice cream.
Ingredients
2 bananas, frozen
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Process frozen bananas in the food processor according to the original recipe.
- After 1 – 2 minutes of processing, when the bananas are broken up into fine little chunks or balls, stop the food processor and add the vanilla. Continue processing
- After another 1 – 2 minutes of processing, add the cocoa powder and salt mixing in the cocoa powder just a bit to prevent it from getting blown onto the side of the bowl when you start the processor again. Continue processing until smooth and creamy – 1 – 2 more minutes.
Chocolate Cherry Banana Soft Serve
adapted from Banana Soft Serve
makes 1 serving | 1 points+ per serving
Subtle chocolate and sweet cherries…what more can you ask for?
Ingredients
2 bananas, frozen
1 teaspoons cocoa powder
8 – 10 fresh cherries, pitted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Process frozen bananas in the food processor according to the original recipe.
- After 1 – 2 minutes of processing, when the bananas are broken up into fine little chunks or balls, stop the food processor, scrape down bananas if necessary and add the vanilla. Continue processing
- After another 1 – 2 minutes of processing, again scrape down the sides if necessary and add the cocoa powder and cherries mixing in the cocoa powder just a bit to prevent it from getting blown onto the side of the bowl when you start the processor again. Continue processing until smooth and creamy – 1 – 2 more minutes.
I like to eat my banana soft serve out of a mug, wine glass or fun and fancy bowl, but I’m also a little bit crazy sometimes. If you’ve never made banana soft serve, you should make one of these recipes right now. It’s a great substitue for soft serve ice cream if you can’t (or don’t) eat dairy or are just looking for a healthier option.
Also, a note regarding the points+ value, I couldn’t actually find a points + value for cocoa powder that wasn’t hot chocolate mix. I used 1 points+ as the value for these recipes just to make sure I was accounting for the cocoa. This may actually be 0 points+ since it’s fruit!
