I have no idea who invented the raw banana ice cream, but he/she is a genius! I tried to check as many posts as possible about it and decided that the oldest one might be the inventor, or may be not, who knows and does it matter? So, I was able to find a youtube video dating from may 2007, a blog post dating from june 2009, frozen bananas ice cream maker (can you believe that!) and a wikipedia article saying that hundreds of years ago the ancient people used to eat frozen fruits for dessert. As for me, I saw it for the first time a couple of days ago at this bulgarian raw food blog. So, finding the truth is up to you if you care and the marvelous taste of the raw banana ice cream to all of us :)
For the past couple of weeks I experimented a lot with frozen fruits, because I wanted to add an ice cream and sorbets to the book I’m writing, so I ended up with combining both of them. A strawberries sorbet & raw banana ice cream, the perfect match for the hot summer days. Are you ready to indulge and be blown away by this easy and decadent raw recipe? It’s 100% raw, vegan, gluten-free, sweetener free and delicious :)
And for everybody interested in gardening, here is how a strawberry is formed…
First, there is the blossom:
Then, the leaves fall and a strawberry is formed :)
raw ice cream
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 3 ripe frozen bananas
- 2 tablespoons nuts milk
Instructions:
1. Blend the frozen strawberries with the nuts milk until a sorbet like texture with the S knife.
2. Add the frozen bananas and blend until it’s all mixed up, creamy & fluffy. The bananas should be very ripe and frozen for at least 24 hours.
3. Serve right away or store in the freezer.
Time for preparation: 5 min. Serves: 4.
Oh wow, this looks so delicious! I love raw ice cream, soo simple, and so much better than regular ice cream!
This looks so good! I love healthy alternatives to junk food :D I’d love to do some gardening myself. It looks beautiful. And you’re writing a book? Can’t wait until it hits the shelves!
Mmmm this looks SO good, and so easy to do. I love that it doesn’t require an ice cream maker!
it just looks sooo delicious I cannot believe its not made with a ice cream maker!!! I wonder what it will taste like? and how much money will it take to buy it?
Thank you, ladies! :)
I love it too, because it’s so easy to make and doesn’t need an ice cream maker.
Paulina, I hope this year to finish it finally, thank you! :)
Ice-cream cannot be more simple than that, but they look so delicious and great. I am just running to my freezer to get all the ingredients ;-)
Heyyy.
I’ve been making this for ages and love it! So refreshing! I bet it will go well with some fresh mint leaves, too, just an idea! :)
Photos look stunning, as always! Greeting :)
Sounds delicious! Glad to hear that an ice cream maker is not needed ;)
Thanks girls!
Rosie, I will surely try with the mint leaves next time, thanks for the tip! :)
talking about ice cream is making me really hungry!
Wow, this looks great and so simple, like everyone has mentioned! Do you think it could be made in an icecream maker?
Kerry, I don’t have an ice cream maker, so I can’t tell for sure, but why not :)
Raw banana ice-cream is a favourite treat of mine. Love it with chocolate chips.
YUM!! thanks again for the advice on using a food processor!! Oh this looks so yummy…I must definitely make this!
oh wow – i’ve made this with just bananas but haven’t tried adding anything. great idea!!
looks gorgeous! i cant believe my eyes, ill have to try these out myself :)
I tell you if you book is anything like your blog I know it will be at hit. I plan to buy it as soon as it comes available.
This looks so delicious. I tried making ice cream with frozen bananas today and felt liked it needed something more. I will definitely be giving your recipe a try. Thx for sharing!
why can’t it have some chocolate in it as well drizzled at the top?
what is an “S knife”?
The big bowl of any food processor has different blades. One of them is metal, in a S form and is called “S knife”, it’s the most basic blade for the big bowl. The shaker bowl doesn’t have it.
Hi there, nice to see this recipe up on the web! As far as who invented it, I think you definitely need to look earlier than 2007… My mom made this for me when I was a kid in the early 80′s, and I am quite sure she did not invent it…
This sounds really good, but what is nuts milk??
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I am eating this right now topped with my own muesli mix… Oh my gosh!!! Who needs “real” ice cream? This is so refreshing and definitely satisfies my ice cream cravings! I’m going to see if I can do this with frozen blueberries next time or a mix of berries. Thank you for posting :)
Hi Nadia, are your Goubkas sister?? You are so lovely in the interview. Thank you so much for your extraordinary blog and all the beautiful pictures and outstanding recipes. It’s so great to know that more and more people are going into raw food. With all my best wishes and sunshine for your life, sincerely, Anne-Marie, rawfood dietician in Switzerland
Sorry it is “Golubka”.
Thank you, Anne-Marie!
Golubka is one of my most favorite raw food blogs, but I’ve never met her in person :))
I don’t like ice cream but this looks and sounds delicious. I’m going to make some. This is ice cream that is actually healthy instead of just not as unhealthy. Seems like the type of recipe with endless variations as well!
What is nuts milk? Is that the same as any almond milk?
Laurie, yes. It can be almonds milk, cashew milk, pecan milk, etc
Do I peel the bananas before I put them in the freezer?
Christy, yes, peel them, because once they are frozen the peel won’t come off.
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I’m having some problems reading this blog – 40 percent of the text gets outside of the paragraph on its right side and disappears. Only by marking all the text and copying it to another program I can read it. I’m using FireFox 13.0.1 (the latest version), maybe you have just seen the layout of your blog in Internet Explorer or in Chrome, but please take a look at it in FireFox too, because it doesn’t display right in it.
Thank you very much, Criss. I send it to my designers to check out the problem.
By the way, what are you allowed to use in raw food? Can you use diary products such as milk, cream and butter? Can you use eggs? Grain? Flour? Thanks.
Criss, the raw food diet is basically raw and vegan, meaning you are not allowed to use animal products like dairy, milk, cream, eggs and butter, even if they are raw too. As for the grains, they can be eaten raw, usually that means sprouted and the flours should be raw too, usually made from raw nuts.
But, this is not a science, it’s a cuisine, so if you feel like mixing a raw food recipe with some dairy, I say try it, sometimes it’s too good to skip :))
Okay, thank you Nadia!
i think its just gonna be so incredible if we could try it
Mya, yes, with some chocolate on top will be great :))
And I don’t think you can buy it, just make it, it’s pretty easy!