Peanut Butter Cups might be my favorite candy of all time. I make my own so I know everything that goes into those little candies of heaven. Not having the patience to melt chocolate and then wait for them to form in the fridge I took it upon myself to make ice cream. Seeing as I don’t consume dairy (outside of CorePower) I searched and searched and searched for dairy-free ice cream. I tried making one with corn starch but it just didn’t come out right. There was that lack of creaminess (of course, no dairy Columbo.)
I then saw that if you blend frozen bananas that it would make itself into a cream and I thought banana ice cream? That sounds awesome but what about tossing in other ingredients to make it ‘better’ and I did just that.
One of the recovery smoothies I make for any workout that is one hour or less is the Peanut Butter Cup smoothie so why not toss in the frozen bananas and see what happens. Well……heaven happened. I offered Karen a taste and three spoonfuls later we were practically tustling on the ground while Chico was slurping down the ice cream.
I have decided that I shouldn’t be selfish and will share this recipe with you. It has a whopping four ingredients in it and anybody with a blender or even a magic bullet can make it. I used the magic bullet but highly suggest you use a blender as it is more powerful.
PEANUT BUTTER CUP ICE CREAM
Ingredients: 2 frozen bananas, 2 scoops Herbalife 24 Rebuild Endurance (chocolate flavored protein powder if you don’t have Herbalife 24), 1 Tbsp PB2, 3 Tbsp Water
Nutritional Information: 423 calories, 75g Carbs, 3g Fat, 30g Protein (also a 2.5:1 Carb:Protein ratio so pretty good for after a workout as well)
Directions:
- Place all the ingredients in the blender.
- Press on and let whip until it becomes thick.
- Serve.
You can probably place this in the freezer and scrape the icicle off the top every 20-30 minutes but it really wasn’t necessary.
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
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Oh dear yumness!!!! Anything that can potentially cause tustling on the floor deserves to be made….and tested!
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She asked me to make her mint choco chip last night & when I said we don’t have frozen bananas I swear I saw tears.
Yes, I can see how this would have you rolling around in sheer bliss…
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Stop it! I’m all over this of course!!! PB Ninja!
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Just got around to trying the frozen banana ice cream myself today. I used a couple of frozen bananas, coconut water ice cubes, and vanilla, threw it all in the Vitamix. it turned out great!
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Sounds like a pina colada ice cream and something we will have to try in our house soon.