Smart Banana Ice Cream Recipe 🍌 - Healthy Dessert Hack

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in calories and has a different flavor profile.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and soy milk is often cheaper.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave nectar

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor while being a natural sweetener.

Let 2 bananas sit out for 2 days until they are yellow and freckled.

Peel the bananas and place them in a tray.

Freeze the bananas for 1 day.

Take the frozen bananas out and cut them into small pieces.

Add the banana pieces to a blender.

Add 4 oz of vanilla yogurt, 4 oz of cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

Pour the blended mixture into a flat tray for freezing.

Freeze the mixture for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Take the tray out of the freezer and let it sit for 3 minutes.

Mix the ice cream to achieve a creamy consistency.

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