Banana Ice Cream Recipe
Banana ice cream is a great fruit ice cream. Its fresh flavor tastes just like a banana split!
The Banana Win
The banana is a great asset to this recipe.
Of course, it’s used to provide the great flavor for this ice cream.
Win
It also provides a more subtle, but equally important role: the banana helps to produces a soft, creamy texture.
I love the “feel” of this ice cream. This is especially helpful for the Philadelphia style ice cream that is usually not as creamy as the Custard style.
Double win!
Making this homemade ice cream is a great way to use up some of those ripe bananas you have hanging around in your kitchen before they go bad.
Triple win!
Banana Split History
People have been pairing banana’s with this frozen dessert for quite some time.
The first banana split was popularized in the early 1900s.
It was invented by David Strickler in Pennsylvania. He was a pharmacist who loved inventing different ice cream sundaes to sell.
In 1904, he came up with the idea of adding a banana to the sundae. The first sundae was sold for 10 cents.
News of the delicious banana sundae spread and now it is a classic favorite dessert.
The rest, they say, is history.
Serving Tip
Of course, you can always serve this ice cream flavor with toppings and sauces to recreate a banana split.
Here’s another fun way to play off of the “banana split taste.”
Serve this ice cream with a fruit fondue!
Dip fresh fruit into the fondue and place on ice cream.
You can also use hot chocolate or caramel fondue as a delicious topping!
CHOOSE FROM 2 DIFFERENT ICE CREAM RECIPES
Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe
Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe
Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg up to ¼ tsp
- 3-4 ripe bananas
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix milk, sugar, and nutmeg until sugar dissolves (a wire whisk or hand mixer works well).
- Mash or puree bananas until the bananas are pureed well.
- Stir bananas into milk mixture.
- For best freezing results, chill banana/milk mixture for at least 1 hour.
- Add whipping cream and vanilla.
- Stir well.
- Pour mixture into ice cream maker.
- Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Enjoy!
Banana Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg up to ¼ tsp
Instructions
- Mix milk, sugar, and beaten eggs in a saucepan.
- Over low heat, stir milk mixture until it begins to thicken.
- Chill in fridge until cool.
- Meanwhile, mash or puree bananas well.
- When custard base is cool, stir in pureed bananas, whipping cream, vanilla, and nutmeg.
- Pour into your ice cream maker.
- Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add toppings if desired and enjoy!
