Easy Vegan Banana Ice Cream

An easy and quick lactose free summer treat!

What you'll need:
Ripe Frozen Bananas -You should freeze these for at least two hours!
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Almonds
Vanilla
Peanut Butter
A blender

Basically you're free to run wild with this ice cream, feel free to throw in some frozen blueberries, honey, carob chips -- anything goes!

Healthy hint: The brown patches on your bananas produce a substance called TNF, or Tumor Necrosis Factor. This substance has the ability to combat abnormal cells! The riper or browner your bananas are the better their "anti-cancer" quality is!

Healthy hint: Peanut butter can be your best friend or your worst enemy! When buying your peanut butter make sure there are NO additives! The only ingredient should be peanuts! It's just as tasty, and can cut out so many calories from your day. (In addition to it being MUCH healthier.)

The brown patches also serve as an indication to how sweet the banana will be, the browner - the sweeter and the better for this ice cream treat!


 First step: Slice your banana(s) and toss them into your blender! I used the "Magic Bullet" and it worked great. Then you can proceed to add in all of your other ingredients.

What's next?
Blend it up! It took about 10 seconds in my blender - but you can continue blending until your mixture looks well mixed and smooth and creamy. (This shouldn't take long, considering the texture of the banana)

Finito! You're done! Top with a dollop of peanut butter, some nuts or dried berries - whatever suits your fancy!

-- Your foodie, Gabriella Anatra