Sweet & Salty Banana Soft-Serve With Roasted Almonds
- Banana Soft-Serve
- 4 ripe bananas, frozen
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste (** or vanilla extract)
- (** optional add-ins: coconut, peanut butter, 1 scoop protein powder .. flavor of your choice)
- Roasted Almond Topping
- 1/4 cup almonds, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (** or olive oil)
- Place bananas in the freezer for at least 3 hours. When you're ready to make the ice cream .. cut them into smaller pieces for easier blending
- In the meantime roast the almonds. In a small saucepan heat the oil over medium low for a minute or two. Add the chopped almonds & roast them for couple of minutes until they're starting to turn brown & are fragrant.
- In a bowl, combine the roasted almonds with 2 tsp syrup and salt.
- In a food processor, pulse frozen banana slices, almond milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tbsp syrup, scraping down the sides as necessary, until mixture is the texture of soft-serve ice cream.
- Spoon into bowls .. sprinkle with almond mixture
bananas, maple syrup, unsweetened almond milk, vanilla paste, coconut, almonds, maple syrup, salt, coconut oil
Taken from food52.com/recipes/27753-sweet-salty-banana-soft-serve-with-roasted-almonds (may not work)