Banana Cream Pie Blender Ice Cream
Angela | December 30, 2010
When I think of banana cream pie, I am instantly transported back to 1991 and my high school cafeteria.
Banana cream pie day was usually on Wednesdays, and I don’t think I’ve had a slice since those days, because I realized what went into the pie to make it “cream.” I have pretty much have stayed away since.
Fast forward 20 years, and I devised a pretty easy banana cream pie fix that isn’t too bad for you and is an easy treat. The best part is you only need two ingredients.
I pretty much always have frozen bananas on hand, and for some reason one day, I decided to add light coconut milk to my grocery order. It turns out, the two marry well when blended at high speeds. I hope you enjoy this idea!
Test Kitchen Tuesday’s Banana Cream Pie Ice Cream
Downloadable Word Document Recipe
Time Required: 5 minutes
Skill Level (out of 5): 
Makes: 2 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup light coconut milk (the kind in a can that you would use for Thai food cooking)
- 2 frozen bananas, chopped into halves or quarters
Method:
- Pour coconut milk into high speed blender
- Add halved bananas into blender
- Blend on medium-high until the mixture reaches a soft serve consistency
- For hard ice cream, freeze for about 4 hours or overnight
Nutrition:
- Calories: 195
- Total Fat: 8.4g
- Saturated Fat: 6.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 25.2mg
- Carb: 29g
- Fiber: 3.1g
- Sugars: 16.4g
- Protein: 1.3g
That sounds yummy. I have to try that.
DELICIOUS! Just found a Vitamix at a garage sale and had to try this out! Incredibly good. Please keep posting recipes – and I’ll keep making them! Thanks again.
Oh, Mary Ellen, you just made my day!
So glad you liked it. It’s a favorite of mine! I post new recipes whenever my hare-brained head thinks them up, so defintely drop by from time to time! And, lucky you for finding a Vita Mix at a garage sale!
This is a great recipe. I tried the strawberry ice cream yesterday (I had to use frozen blueberries, peaches and strawberries since I didn’t have enough strawberries). I made this this morning so that it could freeze during the day. It’s delicious — hopefully I can resist eating it until my familly is home this evening!
Hi Nicole,
Yay! I’m glad you like it – it is probably my favorite Ninja blender recipe. It really is delicious! Enjoy!
Angela
I’m going to make this and freeze in my popsicle mold for a nice banana creme pie dessert. It’ll definitely control portions so I don’t over do it. I already have everything i need…maybe ill mix a bit of graham cracker crumbs or something into it so you get the crust flavour as well.
Tiffany, that is very smart! Enjoy!
Hello,
What an awesome website! This may sound a little dumb but do i have to use frozen bananas or can they be fresh and then freeze after blending in the ninja? I live in Hawaii and everything is pretty fresh out here. Thanks!
Hi Rafael,
How lucky for you to live in Hawai’i! I would freeze the bananas before blending so you can eat it sooner, but, I can’t see any reason why you couldn’t blend fresh bananas and then freeze to harden up if you have more time. If you do blend the fresh, please come back and tell me how it works for you!
Angela
Well looks like it’s going to have to wait till next time. I put 3 fresh bananas, a bunch of strawberries and coconut milk in my ninja and blended. Then I added some ice and a scoop of vanilla ice cream to make it cold. It came out like a smoothy. So I kept blending it to make it as smooth as possible and put it in the freezer. It came out delicious but way too many steps and way too much time. Next time i’ll freeze then use the bananas. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks so much for this awesome website. As you can see i’m not the best cook but i know how to have a good time with my food..haha Mahalo!
Well, it sounds delicious regardless!
This racipe does not need any sugar ?
Hi Harvey,
No, the recipe doesn’t need sugar because of the sweetness from the banana. If you feel it is not sweet enough for your tastes, you can always add sugar to your preference…
Hope that helps,
Angela
Just made this one – YUM!
Have you tried homemade coconut milk? I did homemade coconut milk in the Ninja a couple of days ago, and used that. Pretty easy!
Thanks for icecream re pies I will try berries and bannana cream pie recipes awesome site
Thanks Denise, enjoy your Pulse. I certainly love mine!
Thank you so much. I just got my Mega Ninja kitchen system in the mail last week. I am looking forward to trying this recipe because i have to use lactose free products. I miss having ice cream so i am very excited.
Hi Angel,
Awesome that you got a Ninja Mega. I have been trying one out all week and love it! Enjoy the ice cream, it truly is a simple pleasure!
I just bought a Mega System also and found your recipes. Will be bookmarking your pages and trying them out. Always on the lookout for new idea and I make a banana gelato similar to this but with Frangelico, honey and a bit of salt…then top with hazelnuts and amaretti cookies.
Really like your recipes and cannot wait to try them…and your step by steps are AWESOME!
Paul, your recipe for banana gelato sounds awesome! Thanks for your note.
Just bought a Mega System also and looking for some great recipes. Will do the same as Paul and save this site. I did try to make apples juice for my little one but it didn’t turn out like they showed on the infomercial. Hope the icecream turns out as my little one wants it tonight. I also can’t wait to try the peanut butter, especially since our brand has gone up to over $12.00 for a jar.
Love the interaction and feedback others are giving. Thanks for starting this post.