I think I have excellent willpower. I can pass the candy dishes at work without a second look, turn my nose up at cupcake shops and let the fuss over macarons be just that, a fuss. I’m even fairly (read: a little) successful at rationing any baking I do to a daily treat by putting my freezer to good use. My Achilles’ heel? Ice cream. I always have room. So much so, that I can’t keep it in the house. A dish for dessert turns into a midnight spoonful turns into a 2 a.m. half pint frenzy. The remaining vanilla bought for a pie or a cake gets gobbled while I go through my mail when I get home from work—my hollow legs argument is increasingly proving false as I age.

My inner addict was gobsmacked when she came upon a recipe that promised the creaminess of ice cream without any of the guilt. My inner foodie felt the same when she saw that it was made with only one ingredient: bananas. This is another one of those recipes that’s been circulating because no one can believe that it’s possible. But it is. Frozen bananas turn into a creamy, sweet treat with the help of a blender or food processor. Add a few extra flavourings, and you’ll do a pretty good job of fooling your brain into thinking your doing some major indulging. Ice cream, it’s not… BUT the flavour did remind me of a banana milkshake, and that’s made with ice cream, right?

Please try to outdo me in the artistic peanut butter drizzle department.

Banana “Ice Cream”
Adapted from thekitchn.com

Makes one serving.

2 large bananas
2 teaspoons peanut butter
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Peel and slice bananas into coins. Place in freezer for 90 minutes to two hours, until frozen solid.
Put frozen coins in food processor or blender and process for a few minutes, scraping down sides often. Over the course of a few minutes, the coins will go from chopped to pasty to creamy. Add peanut butter, honey and cinnamon, and process until incorporated. The heat of the motor will make it a bit too soft now. Scrape into a bowl and freeze for about 15 minutes for a soft-serve/gelato-like texture or longer for a firmer “ice cream.” Top with more peanut butter, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, etc.