frozen treats

Banana Ice Cream

Craving some ice cream on a hot summer’s day? How about this dairy-free option made with just 2 ingredients! Simply blend one frozen banana in a high-speed blender with a tablespoon of nut butter and you will have a great frozen treat that resembles the texture of ice cream. Place the banana in the blender with the nut butter and blend on high. Scrap down the edges until the ice cream is very cream - about 2 to 3 minutes. If using a food processor, you may need to add a little milk. Add some crumbled cookies or chocolate chips to make it a little decadent. I used natural almond butter but peanut butter would also be good. Be sure to freeze your banana the night beforehand - I peel and cut up my bananas and keep them in Ziplocs in my freezer.

Mango Lassi Ice Pops

These creamy cool treats are refreshing on a hot summer’s day. I used ice-pop molds but you could also use small yoghurt containers or plastic juice cups.

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk yoghurt

1 1/4 cups ripe mango chunks

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons honey

3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Optional spices: Allspice, ground cloves

Creating the Magic!

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Puree until fully blended. Season to taste. I didn’t have cardamom or ground ginger so I used ground closed and allspice instead. Pour equal amounts into ice-pop molds. Place in the freezer until frozen (at least a couple of hours).

To serve, turn the ice-pop molds over and briefly run them under hot water. Tug on the sticks until the pops release form the mold.