Best 10 Maple Banana Ice Cream Recipes

BANANA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place bananas in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove bananas from freezer and allow to thaw for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Peel bananas and place in bowl of food processor along with the lemon juice. Process for 10 to 15 seconds. Add corn syrup and vanilla bean seeds and turn processor on. Slowly pour in the heavy cream. Process until smooth. Chill mixture in refrigerator until it reaches 40 degrees. Transfer mixture to an ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Place mixture in an airtight container and freeze for 3 to 6 hours before serving.

EASY BANANA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine frozen bananas and 1/4 cup skim milk in a blender; blend for 30 seconds. Add remaining 1/4 cup milk and blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds more.

BANANA WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat 2 1/2 cups of the half-and-half in a large saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles begin to form around the edges. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Mix the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. While stirring, slowly pour the half-and-half into the egg mixture. Transfer the mixture to the saucepan and heat again over medium heat until bubbles begin to form around the edges. Remove from heat and return to the bowl. Stir in the heavy whipping cream.
• Puree the bananas and 3/4 cup half-and-half in a blender until smooth. Add puree to bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until cold, 3 to 4 hours.
• Pour mixture into cylinder of ice cream freezer. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Stir in the walnuts. Transfer to 1 quart containers and freeze overnight before serving.

BANANA-MAPLE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup milk, sugar, and egg yolks in a small heavy saucepan; stir well with a whisk.
• Place over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook for 8 minutes or until mixture reaches 180° and is slightly thickened (do not boil). Remove from heat.
• Pour custard into a cool bowl; place over ice water to cool completely.
• Combine 1/2 cup milk, dry milk, and vanilla.
• Stir in custard, banana, and syrup. Cover and chill.
• Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.

JACQUES PEPIN'S BANANA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Peel the bananas and cut them crosswise into 1-inch slices. Arrange the slices in a single layer on a tray and put the tray in the freezer for at least 2 hours, until bananas are frozen.
• Put half the frozen bananas in a food processor with half the sour cream, half the sugar and 1 tablespoon of the rum. Pulse the machine a few times, and then process the mixture for about 20 seconds, until smooth. Transfer to a cold bowl, and process the rest of the bananas, sour cream, sugar and a second tablespoon of rum. Return the ice cream to the freezer until serving time, at least one hour.
• To serve, scoop the ice cream into six chilled glasses. Garnish each, if desired, with 1 teaspoon of rum and a sprig of mint.

BEST BANANA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, heat half-and-half to 175°; stir in sugar and salt until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. , Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in the whipping cream, milk and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Stir in bananas. Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH MAPLE SYRUP AND BACON

Steps:

• Top ice cream with maple syrup and bacon.

BANANA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a blender, purée bananas, sugar, lemon juice and salt until smooth.
• In a small pot, simmer heavy cream, sugar and salt until sugar completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk about a third of the hot cream into the yolks, then whisk the yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream.
• Return pot to medium-low heat and gently cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer).
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Stir buttermilk and the fruit purée into base. Add a few drops of vanilla extract if desired. Cool mixture to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve directly from the machine for soft serve, or store in freezer until needed.

GINGER ICE CREAM WITH MAPLE RUM BANANAS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Bring first 3 ingredients to simmer in medium saucepan. Cover; let steep 20 minutes. Bring to simmer again. Strain into medium bowl.
• Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl until pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan and stir over medium heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 4 minutes (do not boil). Strain custard into clean bowl. Chill about 2 hours.
• Process custard in ice cream maker. Transfer to covered container and freeze until firm. (Can be made 2 days ahead.)
• Stir syrup and rum in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and heat through.
• Spoon ice cream into bowls. Top with bananas, sauce and nuts and serve.

CARAMEL BANANAS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Cut bananas in half crosswise then lengthwise.
• Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet and place the bananas in the butter, coating them using a pastry brush.
• Move the bananas to one side of the pan.
• Slightly tip the pan (with bananas on upper side), then add the maple syrup (or brown sugar), vanilla and lemon juice.
• Sprinkle the cinnamon and give the mixture a good stir.
• Lower the pan and blend the sauce with the bananas, spooning the sauce over the top.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Arrange 4 banana pieces on each dessert plate.
• Garnish each dish with mint sprig, and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or any flavor ice cream of your choice.