Strawberries and Cream “Ice Cream”

By Ann Fulton

Jump to Recipe

Some people refer to this lusciously sweet and creamy treat as “nice” cream, and for good reason. It’s decadent-tasting enough to feel naughty, yet healthy enough to enjoy on repeat!

 

After an early spring snowstorm and generally chilly temperatures, spring finally arrived. Although, if we weren’t paying attention to the calendar, we may have thought it was summer!  With temperatures hovering around 80 degrees, I thought the timing was perfect to make a batch of one of my favorite treats.

For those of you who may not know, I have an extreme fondness of ice cream. (To read about my escapades and to view a recipe for Honey Peanut Butter “Ice Cream”, click here.)

I am constantly creating various desserts that I hope will satisfy like ice cream yet in a healthier way. For a true ice cream connoisseur, this is no small task! Yet these faux ice creams, with their creamy sweetness, are one of several options that really satisfy me.

I will work on sharing all my favorite flavors (several are linked here), although you may certainly experiment and let me know if you find one you really enjoy.

The funny thing about this flavor is that, while I never choose strawberry ice cream-and by that I mean the real stuff-this strawberries and cream “nice” cream is one of my favorites…especially with a scoop of the chocolate version!

 

To have your bananas ready at a moment’s notice, freeze sliced bananas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. When frozen, transfer to a zipper top bag or air-tight container. I like to freeze three bananas per bag so all I have to do is transfer to the food processor and add the remaining two ingredients. I have made a double batch on occasion, although it is a rather large load for the food processor. It is almost as easy to make two smaller batches.

Strawberries and Cream “Ice Cream”
While you may top this frozen treat with more berries, dust it with cocoa powder, add some chocolate chips or whatever toppings or mix-ins you enjoy with your ice cream, I think this 3-ingredient concoction is perfect all by itself!
Ingredients
  • 3 large bananas, cut into chunks and frozen
  • 2/3 cup chopped frozen strawberries
  • 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
  1. Place the bananas and strawberries in a food processor and process. The fruit will begin to look like dry crumbs, not a creamy soft serve. This is good. You may have to stop and stir the fruit a few times as the bananas often form a clump. (see notes)
  2. When you reach the “crumb” stage, pour the sweetened condensed milk over the fruit mixture. (You may add everything at the beginning but I find some of the condensed milk tends to settle under the blade when it is added at the beginning.)
  3. Enjoy immediately as you would soft serve ice cream or store in freezer. This will freeze hard like regular ice cream. When I make extra to store in the freezer, I let it sit at room temperature a few minutes to soften before serving.
Notes
  • The mixture will become creamy, but if you have trouble waiting, you may slowly drizzle milk (any kind will do although coconut milk would be nice in this recipe) through the feed chute until a smooth and creamy consistency is achieved. I used to always do this–no more than a few tablespoons–but now I keep processing, stopping to stir the bananas and scrape down the sides occasionally, until the magical moment when it all comes together as “ice cream”!
More On YouTube More on Instagram
Tried this recipe?Post a picture on instagram and we will repost it! Mention @fountainavenuekitchen or tag #fountainavenuekitchen!
The Fountain Avenue Kitchen https://fountainavenuekitchen.com/

Leave a Reply

Make it? Rate the recipe:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Comments

  1. Ayman Albalawi

    Best slushy ever. Nothing thought these 3 simple ingredients could make such tasty thing.

    Reply
  2. catherine

    I love this! I just bought a Vitamix blender and made my first frozen treat.sweetened condensed milk, and frozen blueberries. Out of this world delicious! I will try your strawberry banana next week. Thanks so much, love your website and your column in the sunday news!

    Reply
  3. Stacie

    Thanks for the reminder about this recipe! I’ve made your banana honey version often, but wanted to try the strawberry version. Just froze some homegrown strawberries over the weekend! Yum!

    Reply
  4. Pingback: The Fountain Avenue Kitchen – Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter “Ice Cream”

  5. Todd Schaeber

    Hi Ann, you don’t know me but I was a teammate of Jack’s at Hobart. Loving the recipes and was wondering if you had any other ice cream/frozen yogurt’s to try as we try our our new ice cream maker. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Margi Lear

    Hi Ann! I read about your website and column in none other than… the Blueberry Blue! Kudos to you! Looks like a lot of fun. I just made this ice cream. My fruit wasn’t completely frozen, so it was so smoothe. 🙂 I look forward to trying many of your recipes. You’ve got a new fan!

    Reply
    1. Ann

      SO good to “hear” from you, Margi! I am glad you already tried a recipe and look forward to many more visits! xoxo

      Reply
    1. Ann

      No problem, Valerie…and glad to know that is your middle name! Thank you for the comment. We really enjoy this treat…and go through a lot of bananas!

      Reply