Recipe: 2 Ingredient Banana Protein Nice Cream

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There are so many “recipes” I make on a regular basis that I haven’t shared on the blog. Usually it’s because I think they’re too simple and not “recipe worthy” (because it’s literally one or two steps or ingredients) and this is one of those “recipes”. 

It’s something I made when I first found out I was a coeliac. I was on an elimination diet to work out other food intolerances and there were so few foods I could eat... but bananas and cottage cheese were on the okay list and when I found myself with a serious ice cream craving, I decided to experiment.

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Seven years later and it’s still something I make regularly. Anytime I have ripe bananas sitting in the fruit bowl that aren’t going to be used, I’ll chop them up and freeze them to make this healthy sweet treat. 

You can enjoy it for breakfast, snacks or dessert, enjoy it on its own or top your bowl with delicious toppings - the choice is yours! 

So let me share the recipe with you >>

Recipe: Raw Banana Cake

The Southern In-Law Family have fallen in love with raw treats lately. For years I never made any raw treats (except for the occasional treat for myself) as I thought no one else would like them - but boy oh boy was I wrong!

This Raw Banana Cake is by far our favourite raw treat at the moment. It's drool worthy and it's impossible to eat it without Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm and Yummmmmmmmm-ing. Best of all - it's so ridiculously simple to make - and healthy too. 

It uses just three ingredients so it's ridiculously simple - all you have to do is blend all of the ingredients, stick it in a tin and then put it in the freezer and try to resist the urge to eat it all with a spoon patiently wait until it's solid.

I asked Jesse how I should describe this recipe and he said "Just tell them it's delicious - you can't explain it - you just need to try it" I asked SIL Sister and she said "yum, delicious, like icecream - just really really good". If you asked me, I'd tell you to make this right now. 

Now all I need is a blast chiller so I don't have to wait for it to freeze ;P (but the way is around this is our 3 batches in the fridge right now - you eat some and make some for when that's all gone - genius!) 

Raw Banana Cake makes about 8 slices, easily multiplied

raw, vegan, grain free, gluten free, paleo, sugar free 

2 ripe medium bananas

1 cup dates 

1 cup raw cashews 

Line a baking tin with baking paper or use silicone cupcake cases*

In a food processor, process your cashews until they look like crumbs. 

Add in your dates (if your dates have been in the fridge and are quite hard - just heat them in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute until they soften) and process until finely chopped. 

Add in your bananas, processing until the mix has combined. 

Pour your mixture into your tin/silicone cups and freeze until solid. 

When serving, serve quickly as it will begin to melt! 

*We've found metal tins tend to let the mix freeze solid, whilst silicone cases and tins keep the mixture quite soft. 

But tell me, are you a raw treat fan? 

What's your favourite kind of icecream? 

I'm a chocolate icecream lover, so that's the next recipe I want to come up with!

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