I had 4 very ripe bananas at home. Usually I make carrot cake with it, but this time I wanted to try something new.
Then only I remembered watching an episode of Good Eats in Food TV, where Alton Brown prepared banana ice cream without eggs. So immediately went to the site to get the recipe. Interestingly I had all the ingredients at hand. But the only thing was the bananas had to be frozen overnight and thawed, before making the ice cream.
I have wanted to try this for a long time now, so did not have the patience to do it the next day and also the bananas were very ripe. So proceeded to make the ice cream and it did come out very well. Maybe I'll try the freezing method next time. So check here for the original recipe.
Recipe
Eggless Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 4 Ripe Bananas
- Little OR May Be A Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- ½ Cup Light Corn Syrup
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Peel the bananas and place it in a blender.
- Blend it alongwith the lemon juice.
- Add corn syrup and vanilla essence and blend it once again.
- Add the cream and blend it until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a container and chill it in the refrigerator until it reaches 40 degrees.
- b>If you don't have an ice cream maker, check here for detailed instructions)
- Even before starting the process of making the ice cream, put a stainless steel container or any other freezer safe container in the freezer until the ice cream mixture is ready.
- Once the mixture is ready transfer it to the frozen container and close it with a lid.
- After 45 minutes, open the door and check it. As it starts to freeze near the edges beat it up either using a spatula, whisk or stick blender to break any frozen sections. Return to freezer.
- Keep checking it periodically and stirring while it freezes until the ice cream is frozen. It will take 2-3 hours to be ready.
- I started making the ice cream very late in the evening, so I was able to do the above process only twice. I had to put the ice cream in the freezer overnight. The next day evening when I checked the ice cream had frozen rock hard and I was not able to scoop it. So I transferred the container from the freezer to the refrigerator. After about 45 minutes I was able to get the perfect scoop of delicious homemade ice cream.
- First scoop of homemade ice cream.
- I also added some chocolate chips to the ice cream mixture. The ice cream was so DELICIOUS!!!
If you have an ice cream maker:
- Chill mixture in refrigerator until it reaches 40 degrees.
- Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and process according to manufacture's instructions.
- Place mixture in an airtight container and freeze it for 3 to 6 hours before serving.
My Notes
- A small note to both banana lovers and haters, try this ice cream with just one banana first. The original recipe calls for 6 bananas, but I have used only 4 bananas, even then the flavor of banana is overpowering. The ice cream got mixed reviews. But the happy news is my toddler liked it very much.
I'm sending this to Mike's "You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Frozen Desserts!" event.
RedChillies says
Looks absolutely superb. I have left over bananas all the time! 😯 and now I know what to do with it.
shri says
Lovely Icecream.Reminds of my mom who usually makes icecream for me.
Vaishali says
Madhuram, luscious-looking icecream, and I love that you've given step-by-step pictures. Thanks for thinking of me for the Blogging with a Purpose award. I truly appreciate it.
Swati: Sugarcraft India says
Amazing...simply superb... You are too good!!
Bharti says
That looks really refreshing! As much as I love ice cream, I have always shied away from making own (except kulfi). U R inspiring me to take the plunge!
Anila says
It looks so good.I am an icecream fanatic.Need to get the corn syrup and heavy cream.
Hima says
The pictures are so tempting. Can't wait to try it.
sowmya says
yummy ice cream!!
krystyna says
🙂 Hi,
thank you for this great, easy to made recipe. I like bananas and only homemade ice cream. Great photos.
Congratulations for Award! you deserved many awards.
Best wishes to you! 🙂
DivyA Vikram says
Madhu..Even I have an icecream in my blog today..Your icecream looks just perfect..Loved the step by step pics..And I love those cute bowls in which u have served thm..
TBC says
I don't know if I would like a banana ice cream, but I like what you've done here.:-)
Rajitha says
u know i saw alton's recipe in the show and thought wow! no eggs...and here you are making it...liked the no ice-cream machine method
Uma says
yummy icecream Madhu! Love the bowls too. Nice recipe.
Trupti says
wow madhu, ice cream looks delicious. I hate banana but I can have this ice - cream
SS says
Perfect afternoon snack , can I order the menu for meet ,eat and greet session ?