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Caramelised Banana-Peanut Butter Ice Cream (Vegan)
March 14, 2010 | 15 Comments
“This is a peanut butter approach — you spread it across everything and see what sticks, rather than seeing what particular contracts require it.” ~ Alan Chvotkin
We had a lot of over-ripe bananas, so a banana ice cream seemed a good idea. The addition of peanut butter is inspired by Elvis Presley’s Hot Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich. We made this twice over the past week – once with peanut butter and the other time with peanut powder and chopped walnuts added at the end. It’s a straightforward recipe and can also be converted into a great protein shake.
You can serve it up straight after churning as soft serve, or set up in the freezer for it to harden a bit. This ice cream is low-fat and hence will harden a bit in the freezer. You need to thaw it a bit before scooping. If you use cream/soy creamer/coconut cream in lieu of the water and full-fat vegan or dairy “milk” in lieu of the low-fat “milk”, you’ll be able to get a creamier ice cream that scoops easily without thawing.
4 medium bananas
**after peeling, we got 13.7 oz
1 tbsp melted extra virgin coconut oil (or organic butter)
4 tbsp brown sugar, maple syrup or powdered jaggery/palm sugar
1 cup low-fat non-dairy or dairy “milk” (we used lite coconut milk)
1.25 cups water (or more “milk”)
3/4 cup dry dry roasted peanut powder
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1.5 tsps lemon juice
1/4 tsp sea salt
more sweetener (optional)
chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional)
Notes:
**Organic smooth peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts plus salt) works fine in lieu of peanuts. Don’t add salt to the ice cream if the peanut butter is salted.
**Instead of non-dairy or dairy “milk”, use 1/3 cup coconut milk powder or organic milk powder plus water to get one cup.
**Instead of brown sugar, use organic regular sugar plus 2 tsp unsulphured molasses. Add the molasses later.
**DO NOT use artificial vanilla extract. It has propylene glycol. Not only is it nasty, it acts as an anti-freeze and prevents your ice cream from setting properly.
1. Roast the bananas with the melted coconut oil/butter and 1/4 cup sweetener in a parchment-lined baking sheet. We like it low and slow – 300F for an hour until the bananas are brown and the sugar has caramelised.
2. Roast the peanuts until darkish in another baking sheet, cool and powder in a coffee/spice grinder and measure out 3/4 cup. Or use store-bought dry roasted peanuts.
Dry roasted peanuts
Roasting not only enhances the flavour of peanuts, it also optimises their antioxidant and Vitamin E levels.
Dark-roasting consistently increased water- and oil-soluble antioxidant capacities for both commercially available peanut flours and blanched peanuts. Peanut skins, currently considered a waste product of industrial peanut processing, had remarkably high antioxidant capacities across all roast conditions.
These antioxidant increases upon roasting were attributed to greater concentrations of phenolic compounds and/or “browning” reaction products. The latter result from thousands of complex chemical reactions in which proteins and sugars interact, ultimately resulting in brown pigmentation …
The researchers also measured vitamin E in the roasted peanuts. Vitamin E degradation was most rapid in oil from lightly roasted peanuts; however, oil from darker roasted peanuts had better vitamin E retention than that of lightly roasted or even raw peanuts.
3. Put the caramelised bananas along with the sugar syrup in a blender jar along with the peanut powder and the water. Blend very fine.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend again. Taste for sweetness and add more sweetener if you need to. It was sweet enough for us.
5. Chill the mixture for 3-4 hours. If you’re in a hurry and can’t wait, use very cold water and “milk” while blending and proceed.
Follow THESE INSTRUCTIONS for making ice cream with or without a machine.
6. If adding chopped nuts or choc chips while making the ice cream by machine, add three minutes from the end of churning. Transfer to a container with a lid and freeze for another couple hours.
Straight out of the machine.
Roasted Banana-Peanut Butter Protein Shake
We had this protein shake today after an afternoon on the ski slopes.
Blend together
2 scoops roasted banana-peanut butter ice cream
2 scoops protein powder (we use pea and rice)
a dash of vanilla extract
1.5 cups water
Optional additions: cocoa powder, cinnamon powder
Let me in.
Delta wiggles her paw under the door after Bee shut her out of the room where she was taking pics.
- bee and jai
Filed Under: Banana, cat blogging, Coconut, coconut-milk, Delta, ice cream, NUTRITION, peanut butter, Peanut/Groundnut, Vanilla
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15 Comments
Lovely icecreams…Its pouring here actually and its in the right season for us! Thanks for the great ideas!
ummm! i really like th sound of this loving the flavors here! it’s been ages since I’ve come around here – SORRY! but now i am here and look forward to your amusing banter all over again.
sounds delicious – I bet delta wanted a taste or just to dip the paw in and quiver her whiskers near it to see what it is like
Wish i coild just grab that tup of delicous looking ice cream. You guys are in a real ice cream frenzy here.
That tub of ice cream looks delish. Did Delta get a share ?
nuts are bad for her.
I’ve missed a few of ur posts will check them.
So.. did Delta like this flavor of ice cream?
Bee, I cannot see her picture
.. shows a broken tiny square in place. Would u please re-load the picture?
can you see it now?
I made the ice cream (the non-vegan version) and it was delicious!!
Thankyou so much for this recipe.
I was going to try to say something sensible about the ice cream but Delta stole my thoughts
Ohh this is fantastic just perfect for me and my vegan friend, although from the looks of it it’s doubtful that I’ll feel like sharing!
What a lovely idea to caramelize bananas.. Thanks for the detailed recipe
caramelized banana and peanut butter sounds like a yummy combo!! Thanks for sharing.
Hi,
Loved the clicks as usual…Was wondering what you meant by Extra Virgin COconut Oil? Would I not get that taste in the ice cream? And I like your protein powder?? Did you have is made ahead? I am sorry or did I miss a post?
Shobha
Hi,
Lovely recipes. Can’t wait to try.
Can I use grapeseed or other oils, instead
of coconut oil? Why do we have to use coconut oil?
Thanks,
Denise