Some may call this lazy, others (like myself) call it genius.

I saw this on The Kitchn a few days ago, and could not wait to try it. 2-ingredient ice cream you could make and eat within a few hours? Sign me up! All you have to do is chop, freeze, and blend a banana. The natural texture and fat within the fruit lets it blend into a thick, smooth consistency instead of getting crumbly. Stir in some honey roasted peanut butter (ohh, my dearest friend) and you’ve got 2-ingredient ‘ice cream.’

The consistency straight from the blending is like thick soft serve, but you can also freeze it and eat it like normal ice cream too. You can really go nuts with accompaniments (Nutella, chocolate chips, walnuts, etc, spring to mind) so just have fun with it. Plus it can be allergy/lactose/vegan friendly!

Icy bananas.

Everyone in the bowl.

Halfway through.

That looks good… but it could be so much better.

Throw a big ol’ dollop of honey roasted peanut butter in there.

That’s better!

Mmmm.

It’ll probably only last two days… but still, labels are important!

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Banana-Peanut Butter ‘Ice Cream’

Based on the insanely clever idea from The Kitchn.

Ingredients

• 4 very ripe bananas
• ¼ cup honey roasted peanut butter (Peter Pan is the best – period!)

Directions

1.) Peel and cut bananas into small pieces. Lay out on a plate and freeze until solid, about 90 minutes.

2.) Once frozen, pop the bananas into the bowl of a food processor, and pulse, then blend, until smooth, scraping the bowl down as you go. Stir in the peanut butter and either eat right away, or freeze in an air-tight container.