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Banana Ice Cream Recipe

A simple banana ice cream recipe that is likely to be popular with most that you serve it to.
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Course: Dessert
Keyword: banana, ice cream
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Freeze time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas chopped roughly
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp softened butter
  • 1 cup full cream milk
  • 1 1/4 cups thickened cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 4 egg yolks

Instructions

  • Add banana, brown sugar and butter to a skillet and fry on a low-medium heat until cooked through. Remove from the stove top.
  • Add milk, cream, and sugar to a saucepan and cook on medium-high heat until simmering. Take off heat.
  • Whisk yolks until pale then slowly pour a cup of the hot milk into the yolks. Once combined, whisk back into the saucepan of milk. You now have the makings of a delicious custard base.
  • Heat custard base for about 5 minutes on a medium heat until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon. (Don't allow to boil).
  • Blitz the custard base with the bananas until well combined.
  • Pour into an airtight container and allow to cool in the fridge for at least 3 hours (preferably overnight).
  • Churn in an ice cream machine as per manufacturer's instructions.
  • Add to an airtight container and freeze for 2 hours or until hardened.