2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
This no-churn, 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream is incredibly easy to make, so just go ahead and make a double batch!
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This 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream is one of favorite sweet treats around here. It’s incredibly easy to make, and it’s packed with banana flavor. Add in the fact that this simple recipe is actually not too bad for you, and you’ve got a great summer dessert idea.
We love homemade ice cream around here – especially on hot summer nights. Our ice cream machine gets a workout during the summer months, and we’ve been known to pull it out for other seasons, too. (I’m looking at you, pumpkin ice cream!)
But here’s a fun bonus about this 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream: it doesn’t require an ice cream maker. Yup, no ice cream maker needed. All you need is a food processor or blender to blend the bananas and sweetened condensed milk together. Delicious homemade ice cream with simple ingredients that comes together in about 5 minutes? And it’s super creamy, too? Sign me up!
2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
When this ice cream is first blended (or processed if using a food processor), it will be quite soft. Think soft serve banana ice cream. The texture is a bit like smoothies at this point. If you prefer your ice cream to be more ‘scoopable’ then just transfer the ice cream into a freezer safe container for a couple of hours. Easy peasy.
Variations
A fun variation on this banana ice cream recipe is to add a couple spoonfuls of peanut butter to the mixture. Technically, that makes it a “3-ingredient banana ice cream,” but that’s ok. The combination of peanut butter and bananas in a frozen summer treat is quite delicious!
Whether you make the banana peanut butter ice cream or just the plain banana version, I promise this will be a dessert that your family loves – kids and adults alike. It’s super easy to make, and it’s incredibly creamy. Truthfully, you can make this ice cream without the condensed milk, but I find the milk really adds a nice touch to the texture of the finished ice cream. No churn. 2 ingredients. How can you go wrong there? Grab a spoon and dig in!
Did you make this 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream recipe at home? Leave a comment, or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@Spicedblog) – I’d love to see your version!
2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 4-5 ripe bananas
- ¼ cup sweetened condensed milk
- {optional} cinnamon for garnishing
Instructions
- Peel bananas and slice into ¾-1” pieces. Place bananas in a resealable freezer bag; freeze for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Transfer the frozen bananas into a food processor along with the sweetened condensed milk. Pulse repeatedly until creamy. (Note: It might not seem like it’s working at first…keep going! The bananas will indeed transform into a creamy, fluffy ice cream.)
- For a soft-serve type dessert, serve immediately. For a harder version, transfer mixture into a freezer-safe bowl and freeze for 2-3 hours.
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Note to self: never climb to the top of the Cologne Cathedral. Standing on a step stool makes me reel—it’s embarrassing. I’m impressed you made it all the way! As for this ice cream, nothing so good should only require two ingredients. That makes it way too dangerous. Have a great weekend, David!
Haha! Yep, that Cologne Cathedral is mighty tall. I didn’t really think I was afraid of heights until I got up to the top. I literally had to will myself to peer over the edge. Those photos? I was standing with my back to the cathedral spire and holding my camera out in front of me. Haha! It’s perfectly safe, but man it is a surreal feeling up there for sure. Thanks, Kelsie! 🙂
First of all, congrats on completing the stair challenge! I’m utterly mesmerized by your photos, I love medieval architecture. I’m so fun jealous of your trip! Your photos brought me back to when I worked at a German restaurant in Chicago. I got to feast on Weiner schnitzel and spaetzle on a regular basis. You best believe I needed a good stair challenge to work those calories off!
The banana ice cream sounds amazing! I’m guessing it would be amazeballs with the addition of banana’s foster!!!!!
Oh, you should totally put Cologne, Germany on your bucket list, Christina! It’s such an incredible town. And you have to promise to climb the cathedral, ok? I know you guys could handle it thanks to all of the hiking you do. 🙂 Oh, and that’s a great idea to serve up this banana ice cream with bananas foster. I always support the addition of rum! Hope you guys had a great weekend out there on the west coast!
David, I like how smoothly and coherently you connect two related parts as it happen with Cologne and this delicious ice cream 🙂 Also, technically this cannot be 2-ingredient recipe. Although you listed cinnamon as an optional ingredient, it’s a must. Sorry for being picky today. Anyway, I like this simple and delicious dessert. I’ve tried the same but with walnuts.
Haha! So I appreciate the comment, Ben. To be honest, there wasn’t much connection between this 2-ingredient banana ice cream and Cologne other than the fact that our chef on the ship made this ice cream for us around the time we visited Cologne. But that totally still works, right? And I do agree with you that cinnamon is a required ingredient here…heck, cinnamon is always a required ingredient!
wow so easy, I must try this ice cream! and those pictures are just gorgeous David, what a beautiful church! 🙂 I must visit it sometime!
Yes, definitely put Cologne on your list of places to visit, Manali! It really is an incredible town, and I love how the cathedral literally dominates the skyline. And this ice cream is almost embarrassingly easy, too…so creamy and tasty! 🙂
That beer was a great reward for climbing all those steps! I’d say the climb was worth it. The view is incredible. No about this ice cream….just two ingredients! Wow! It looks amazing and oh so creamy! What a great recipe…and trip!
Heck yeah! That beer tasted so good that day. 🙂 Actually, any beer tastes good when you’re on vacation, right? Haha! But as wobbly as my legs got near the top of that cathedral, I would totally do it again. The views up there were incredible! Thanks so much, Kathy!
David, it has always fascinated me too that buildings as huge as Cologne Cathedral could be constructed during the Middle Ages with such limited resources compared to what we have today! And – WOA – kudos on making it to the top – that stunning view definitely was worth it! Have you and Laura ever climbed up the stairs at Amicalola Falls? While nothing as daunting as the slim rails at Cologne Cathedral – the top does provide a stunning view over the falls and around! But – back to this ice cream – for a sec, I almost thought you had jumped on the healthy bandwagon and come up with a variation to the banana “nice cream” that has been making the rounds – but this is way, way more creamier and scrumptious IMO. I have a can of coconut condensed milk hanging in my pantry – and some old nanners on my island – guess I know what’s for dessert tonight! Thanks for sharing yet another interesting tale and lovely photos from y’alls river cruise adventure!
I totally agree with you, Shashi! Buildings like the Cologne Cathedral are impressive by today’s standards…must less that of the Middle Ages! So I must admit that we’ve never climbed to the top of Amicalola Falls. Maybe we’ll just have to come back South to do that…and then stay for good. Haha! 🙂 I’ve seen that “nice cream” that’s making it’s way around, and I was tempted to go that direction…but it really does need just a bit of the sweetened condensed milk to make the ice cream smooth and creamy like ice cream! (Otherwise, you’ve just got frozen mashed bananas…) Either way, thanks so much my friend! I’ve had a blast writing all of those travel-inspired posts. If nothing else, it’s a fun excuse to look back at our photos!
Last time when we went to Chikmagalur, there was one place called Mullayangiri Peak which is the highest peak in Karnataka at around 6330ft above sea level. Me, Dilip and my daughter three of us climbed about 450+ steps in about 25 minutes. Though I was able to climb those many steps, after I reached on top and when I looked down, oh my Gosh I was so scared to see down. And I decided that I won’t trek ever again.
BTW nice to hear that you were able to climb 533 steps. Those views are really awesome David. And of course, the banana ice cream looks so delicious. 🙂
Wow, that climb at Mullayangiri Peak sounds like quite the adventure! Treks like that always sound fun to me until I get about 3/4 of the way up…then I start second-guessing myself. Haha! Thanks so much, Puja! And, yes, this banana ice cream really is quite tasty. 🙂
I’ve been to Cologne, Germany and I happily remember climbing that steep staircase, hoping, wishing and praying that I didn’t take a tumble. I’m not a huge fan of beer but I was a full on beer drinker in Germany. 🙂 2 Ingredient Banana Ice Cream??? Yes Please 🙂
Oh man, you’ve climbed those stairs, too, Mary?? So you know how steep and winding they are! But wasn’t it so rewarding once you got to the top? I mean I was still too wobbly to lean over the edge, but the views up there were incredible. Great memories! (Also, this means I’m literally following in your footsteps…haha!) 🙂
I love that this ice cream only has two ingredients. It sounds super easy to make and so delicious. Love your pictures.
Thanks so much, Dawn! And, yes, I wouldn’t have believed this recipe is I didn’t see it for myself. 2 ingredients! I’ve seen similar recipes where it’s just 1 ingredient (bananas) but I find that the bit of condensed milk is necessary to make this one creamy. Either way, enjoy! 🙂
Gorgeous photos, David! Sounds like an amazing trip…and you’ve got me wanting to try this simple and delicious looking ice cream!
This ice cream is seriously simple and delicious, Marissa! I’ve seen the recipe using only bananas, and I tried that out. In my opinion, it needs the little bit of condensed milk to give it a creamy ice cream texture. Otherwise it just tastes like frozen bananas. Haha! Give it a try sometime! 🙂
I’ve been to Cologne too! My hubby and I stopped there for a few days as part of a big European trip a couple years back. That cathedral is stunning! And as for the banana ice cream, I make “nice” cream with frozen bananas all the time – so good, and such a nice homemade substitute for regular ice cream when I want something healthier.
Yes! Another Cologne traveler. 🙂 It’s funny how we’ve never met in person, but our travels have taken us to many of the same places. (Speaking of travels, Ireland is still on my list after seeing your posts a couple of years ago!) The cathedral there in Cologne truly is a world heritage site. Insane how big it is! Thanks so much, Nicole!
Why has no one told me about this before? I’ve got to make some. Btw, the picture of you with the beer is fantastic. You should use it as your profile pic.
Ah! That’s a great idea, Jeff. I’ve been thinking about a new profile pic, so I need to change that. Appreciate it! Also, this ice cream? So good! Now we just need it to warm up for ice cream weather, right?