It's hard to believe January is almost over. Is time flying by or is it just me? And I know it's still winter but who can resist a great ice cream....especially when it's so easy to put together! This is for us who don't have an ice cream maker or are just too lazy to use one. I really love using bananas as a base for my ice creams and this fits in nicely with my collection. Bananas are inexpensive and when fully ripe are as sweet as can be. And they can be dressed up many ways, like this ice cream. I used to love butter pecan ice cream and now I can still enjoy it in a way that is beneficial to myself, tastes great and without using any animals in the process. It's a win, win, win...my favorite kind! I hope you find it as good as I do...
Butter Maple Pecan Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3 large or 4 small ripe bananas, frozen or unfrozen*
- 1/2 cup raw almond butter
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, to taste
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
- 2 teaspoons or so vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans
Place ingredients, except for the pecans, in food processor/high speed blender and process, scraping down the sides as needed, until creamy and combined. Taste for sweetness, adding more maple syrup if needed. Stir in pecans. Place in air tight container and keep in the freezer for at least 6 hours to harden. Let sit for about 10 minutes or so to soften before scooping into serving bowls. Makes about 4 cups.
* If using frozen banana's, you can serve right away as it will be a soft serve ice cream. Or store in freezer to harden completely as above.
As with any of my recipes, adjust flavors to your own taste...
Enjoy!
You may also like these other raw banana based ice creams...
This looks amazing! I can't wait to try it. I have an icecream maker (and love it), but am always on the look out for icecream maker free recipes. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI would love to get an ice cream maker in the future. This works surprisingly well until then. Hope you get a chance to try it out soon. :)
DeleteCan't wait to make this, I have all the ingredients going to whip up in my vitamix :)
ReplyDeletePerfect, your all set...enjoy!
DeleteI love ice creams, even in the winter, so I bought an ice cream maker so that I can make the delicious dessert for my own.
ReplyDeleteWow that looks amazing. Thank you for sharing with us. I can't wait to try it as well as your other Vegan Ice Creams! :)
ReplyDeleteTried this - it was yuck, sorry. Strange, given we use frozen bananas daily in our smoothies. Flavour was just way too sweet and strong for us (Australians). Oh well. PS: why is the word "butter" in the title. Shouldn't it be called "Banana Maple Pecan Icecream?" Eating clean and lots of raw has given us a much blander palate I think.
ReplyDeleteSorry you didn't like it. It does have a rich and somewhat unusual flavor, especially with the tahini. And all you need it a little. I will change the maple syrup to 1/4 cup with adding to taste as needed just to be sure others start with less sweetness. If using fully ripe banana's one may not need to use as much pure maple syrup.
DeleteI do like your name for it too...I was thinking butter from the almond butter.
Thanks for the feedback. My other banana ice creams are much more mellow so give those a try, I'm sure you'll enjoy those.
Maybe others will chime in with their thoughts. This may still need to be a work in progress. ;)
I'm intrigued by the tahini in this, but it looks so so good!!
ReplyDeleteI've made this a few times and it is an interesting addition. I find the tahini to be very subtle and enjoyable. I'm not sure if I have just adjusted to the flavors as I haven't had anyone try it other than myself. With the one review above I'm not sure if this is a universal flavor. If you try it out, I would love to know your thoughts. :)
DeleteJust made this and I'm in love. I can't wait for it to set up in the freezer...I imagine it will only get better. Thanks for the post, it's a keeper.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this! I was a tad worried that maybe my taste buds were off when eating this. I'm so glad to know that I am not alone and this it is a keeper. Cheers :)
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