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Banana Bread Ice Cream
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4 Reviews
kguser
February 25, 2024
Followed the directions exactly for the banana chunks. The sugar burned almost immediately and ruined all the banana bread chunks. And worst of all, I can't even remake it because that was the last of my banana bread and butter. Don't waste your time and ingredients on this.
cameroka
June 21, 2021
I made this yesterday, and wow! It was amazing. I had many roadblocks that were my own fault, but I persevered and it was truly worth making banana bread twice. It has a delightful flavor and the crunchy banana bread pieces!! One of my friend's said it was one of the "TOP FIVE ICE CREAMS OF THEIR LIFE"!!! It's definitely in my top 10 but I've also probably eaten more ice cream than her. Bravo, Emle, on this recipe!
NOTES:
I used King Arthur's Whole Grain Banana Bread: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/whole-grain-banana-bread-recipe (which is amazing by itself!) Make sure to roast the bananas in the oven as it pre-heats for an elevated banana flavor. I also roasted the bananas that went into the heavy cream mix as well.
Made dulce de leche by simmering sweetened condensed milk for 2.5 hours.
My banana bread chunks burnt a bit in the oven, so make sure to watch those. You also might not need a whole stick of butter for that, maybe 6 Tbsp. Also the chocolate chips melted and burnt in the oven as well, so consider not using them or have a more watchful eye than me?
My heavy cream mixture was very thick! Almost like a batter, so I added a bit more heavy cream(1/4c) and milk (splash). It also almost never came to a simmer, more like a glopglop, so I relied on a thermometer to 1st reach 150F, add to the eggs, and then put it back on to simmer to 165F.
NOTES:
I used King Arthur's Whole Grain Banana Bread: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/whole-grain-banana-bread-recipe (which is amazing by itself!) Make sure to roast the bananas in the oven as it pre-heats for an elevated banana flavor. I also roasted the bananas that went into the heavy cream mix as well.
Made dulce de leche by simmering sweetened condensed milk for 2.5 hours.
My banana bread chunks burnt a bit in the oven, so make sure to watch those. You also might not need a whole stick of butter for that, maybe 6 Tbsp. Also the chocolate chips melted and burnt in the oven as well, so consider not using them or have a more watchful eye than me?
My heavy cream mixture was very thick! Almost like a batter, so I added a bit more heavy cream(1/4c) and milk (splash). It also almost never came to a simmer, more like a glopglop, so I relied on a thermometer to 1st reach 150F, add to the eggs, and then put it back on to simmer to 165F.
Spencer C.
August 6, 2016
This is one of the best ice creams I've ever made or eaten. Perfectly sweet, perfect consistency, chunks of banana bread adds great texture. Will make again and again.
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