Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream
The catalyst for this naturally sweetened, vegan, gluten free ice cream (don't be scared by all the descriptors) is a recipe from Karina's Kitchen for Maple Roasted Banana Ice Cream. Thanks Karina, your creativity, spunk and inspiration continue to be contagious!
This ice cream is not the easiest to make, given that there are a couple of steps involved, however it's mighty tasty and my children love it --we hid it from my husband because we wanted more for the 3 of us. And he's been traveling a ton, so it was easy to keep it a secret.
4-5 medium bananas, sliced into 1" pieces
2 dates, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon coconut oil
1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
- Place bananas and dates in a 11-by-7-Inch Pyrex baking dish
- Drizzle with vanilla and coconut oil
- Bake at 375° for 35 to 45 minutes, until bananas begin to caramelize and smell fragrant --do not let burn
- Place banana fixins and coconut milk in Vita-Mix
(or other high speed blender) and puree on highest setting until smooth
- Place mixture in ice cream maker
and freeze according to directions
- Top with nuts, berries or sprinkles and serve
I am very happy to announce that I have been chosen as Chef of the Month by The Organic Dish. They are a business that creates ready to eat meals from organic and farm fresh ingredients and the owners are amazing, fabulous people.
For July, (amongst their many other delicious entrees) they are featuring my Roasted Salmon with Anchovy Olive Tapenade. Beckie, the owner, asked me to contribute this recipe since wild salmon is in peak season during July. This is the way these people think and I like it!
During my visits to the Organic Dish, just around the corner from Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage in Boulder, I picked up some other meals in order to get an idea of their food. My children scarfed everything I brought home, especially the latkes.
Thanks Beckie and Toby. I think your zero waste business using organic ingredients is a fantastic model and I love working with you!
Posted on July 13, 2009 in desserts by Elana
other entries you may like: Lee’s Banana Birthday Cake
or Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes
or Yogurt with Orange and Coconut
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I bet the coconut milk is amazing in this recipe (I hope I can use coconut again- someday). Such a beautiful complement to the roasted banana. Lovely!
I just tried your strawberry vanilla bean ice cream and LOVED it, and this one looks just as fantastic. I really like that you adapted Karina's fabulous recipe to use dates as a sweetener (I often use this trick with great results). I can't wait to try it!
Hi,
Just wanted to say that I love you blog. I have a friend that is both dairy and gluten free and your recipes are divine and make the thinks that we love delicious and healthy!!
"don't be scared by all the descriptors"
Haha!! Well hey, NO ONE could be frightened by your recipes - they're all so tantalizing!! Thanks for sharing another fabulous one.
i have a quick question...what if you don't have a vita-mix? what else could you use instead? i saw that you have used it in a couple of recipes now and i can't afford to get one. =(
Just wondering, when do you add the coconut milk? When you mix it in the blender?
Wow! just the title had my mouth watering. in the vitamix step, you're supposed to add all the other ingredients, right? i read your dessert recipes out loud to my husband.... though i did actually make the biscotti and he and my son loved them.
my gluten-free no-refined sugar household thanks you very much for actually inspiring me to make desserts on occasion. baking is still a little beyond me, but the raw vegan and ice cream treats are right up my alley. as a slightly reformed raw vegan, your recipes tempt me enough to make me experiment, but guiltlessly!
peace-
Cassiani
wow! I've made banana ice cream before but roasting them just takes it to a new level! that sounds sooo good1 and congrats on chef of the month- so cool! you deserve it. :)
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Oh wow. This looks and sounds incredible. I am DEFINITELY making this when I get home!
I'm really interested in your almond flour cookbook, but I haven't been able to find out if it's vegetarian.. or vegan.. or mostly of one of the two. Could you give a little idea of what kind of recipes are inside? I see something resembling quiche on the front cover, so I'm assuming it's neither. Thanks for the cool recipes nonetheless!! :)
It would certainly be worth the few extra steps! This will be a great way to use up those bananas I normally reserve for baking. Banana ice cream has always been one of our favorites, and this one looks divine. :-)
Thanks, Elana!
Shirley
I guess you have learned by now that her recipe book is not vegetarian or vegan. I have modified a couple of her recipes with egg substitutes. Ener G egg replacer works better than the ground flax and water in the ones I have tried.
I love roasted bananas and dates, so this sounds absolutely delicious!
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This sounds absolutely delicious!
Was just looking for something to make for dessert for my lovely sister this friday, and this is definitely it!
yum. I'm staying away from bananas for now due to the sugar content, but am loving some low sugar homemade coconut milk ice cream lately. Last week I added fresh chopped mint from our csa - it was delicious.
Hi Elana!
I am definitely going to try this one out! Sounds really,really yummy!
Thank you for all your recipes! So glad I found your website on the internet :-)
I love the idea of roasting the bananas...I bet they smell amazing, and I bet that adds so much flavor! Definitely going to have to try.
oh my goodness, another delicious ice cream recipe! this sounds so good, i rarely cook bananas other than to replace the egg in a recipe or just add flavor to pancakes...great idea!
also, congrats, chef of the month :)
I've been meaning to do Karina's recipe with coconut milk. I was going to sub myself, but now I can use your recipe! Thanks Elana, (and Karina..)
I made Karina's recipe with almond milk a few weeks ago and it was fabulous. Just in time, too, as I have very recently (2 weeks) went dairy-free. I will definitely try this one - it looks awesome. The blueberry strawberry cobbler from Karina's was a big hit with my family (the regular-nonGF family that is) so I'll have to give your recipe a spin as well. I just got some fabulous organic cherries at the market this past weekend - YUM!! - and blueberries are in full swing here in the South!! Thanks for all your fantastic recipes.
I've been thinking about doing it for a while, but now I think I *must* buy an ice cream maker. BTW, did we have a winner for the Friday almond flour giveaway?
Just wondering what type of ice cream maker you recommend.
I love that you are experimenting with fruit-sweetened treats!
Thank you for this recipe (without agave). Looks scrumptious.
I love making ice cream...the bananas are so sweet that they don't need much in terms of sweetness. I bet the dates are a perfect compliment. My husband loves my ice cream, too. Thanks for sharing.
Is there any way to make this without an ice-cream maker?
Totally what I am making for our next batch of ice cream. We haven't had a batch of ice cream with roasted bananas and I am very excited to try it. I always love your recipes and experimenting with them . It allows me to explore further with my own. Thanks again, Elana!
Making this ice cream right now!! It's in the ice cream maker. Can't wait to try it - the roasted bananas smell great! I didn't have dates so I roasted some apples along with the bananas...hope it works! Thanks again! :)
This ice cream is amazing!I don't have an ice cream maker,but it didn't matter too much...is still yummy!Thank you for sharing the recipe!
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A cinch to make and HELLO DELISH!
I love the no sugar/ no gluten!
*looks around innocently embarrassed that i ate the whole thing in one sitting*
LOVE this ice cream....easy to make, smells heavenly and tastes even better!! Thanks Elana!!
Bananas and dates are in the oven. House should smell really nice in about 30 minutes.
Hello! I have heard that the Vita-Mix can also make ice cream. I don't have an ice cream maker but have been thinking about buying a Vita-Mix. Has anyone had experience with making ice cream in the Vita-Mix and if so, how did it turn out? Was it solid and creamy? Thanks!
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