Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Banana "Ice Cream"

(Yesterday's brown bunting is live on my Etsy site if you were looking for more pictures of the finished product.)

Among other things, teaching a allergen free cooking class at one of the local homeschool co-ops was on the to-do list for the day. What better to feed thirteen squirmy four through eight-year-olds than ice cream?

We made dairy free "ice cream" and topped it with gummie bunnies, marshmallows, and frozen fruit - and some gluten contaminated coconut flakes for those who could eat them. All in all, class number one was a success. No tears (from kids or adults), not too much mess, and a dessert that could have almost been served for breakfast.

How To (vegan, raw, allergen free ice cream): Freeze several bananas until mostly solid. Half a banana per person makes a decent (small) serving. Cut each banana into approximately eight pieces. Chop in food processor until smooth. (It should look like soft serve ice cream.)

If you want harder ice cream, re-freeze it for an hour or two until it comes out in "scoops." Otherwise, top and eat.

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