Do you like to end your meal with something sweet but hate that heavy bloated feeling that usually follows dessert? This light and easy dessert is guilt-free in every sense of the phrase: healthy, cheap and won’t waste your oh so valuable time.

Easy

Prep time: 2 hours
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 2 hours and 1 minute

Servings: 1

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana

Directions:
1. Chop ripe banana into 1/4 inch slices and freeze for at least 2 hours.
Note: Even fully brown overripe bananas work!

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2. Blend frozen banana slices in a food processor or high speed blender for 45ish seconds.

Note: You may need to pause the blender and scoop down the sides several times. Do not over-blend!

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3. After roughly 45 seconds, the bananas should have a chunky ice cream consistency. Magic!

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Feel like you’ve got the hang of it? Try these add-ins:

1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon Nutella
1 teaspoon honey
A handful of berries

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A handful of dark chocolate chips/sprinkles

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