Fluffy, creamy ice cream filled with strawberries and bananas is the perfect way to cool off this summer.
After watching his older brother come up with a great recipe for Sriracha Chicken Dip a couple weeks ago, my middle son informed me that he was going to work on his own “recipe creation.”
He came up with a short list of ingredients and we turned it into this ice cream.
He had fun mashing the fruits and then watching the machine churn it into the fluffiest ice cream we’ve ever made. The kids flipped out over this dessert and we all thought it was pretty awesome.
We’ve made this ice cream several times over the past few years. It’s still one of my favorite ice creams for its unique fluffy texture.
If popsicles are more your thing, skip the ice cream machine and pour the mixture into popsicle molds for a hand-held treat!
The most popular question I get is whether it’s possible to make ice cream without a machine. The answer is YES. You can make ice cream without a machine. Find the full directions here!
Fluffy Strawberry Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 8-10 strawberries roughly chopped and mashed
- 2 bananas sliced and mashed
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Mash the strawberries until there are no large pieces remaining. Add the banana slices and mash again to combine. There should be about 1 ¾ cups of mashed fruit when you are finished. Stir in the sugar and salt and let the mixture rest for 5-10 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Pour into your ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. Serve immediately for fluffy soft-serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and freeze a few hours for a firmer ice cream. Serve with extra fruit on top, if desired. Enjoy!
{originally published 8-26-13 – recipe notes and photos updated 7-23-15}
Tricia Buice says
I love that your children are involved with cooking and learning about food. You are an awesome mom! And please tell him the ice cream looks drool worthy!
Carla TePaske says
WOW…I love this idea. I have been busy making ice cream this summer. It has become my new hobby. 🙂 Thank You!
Sue/the view from great island says
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree….fabulous ice cream!
Jen says
Looks fantastic! Wish I had some right now!!
Mary Callan says
Good for him!! this looks simply amazing!
Mary x
Magnolia Verandah says
This looks so good I could have licked it right off the page.
Anonymous says
Both fruits are my favorites, and have been searching for a recipe.
I'm wondering if I could add some either canned pineapple tidbits or
Even crushed pineapple . Dole makes a juice that's called pine,strawberry banana juice.
Do you it would work if I substitute coconut milk for the 1/2 c of milk?
Let me know what you think a very tropical ice cream .
Thanks
Melody Moody
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Anonymous says
We made this yesterday and it is awesome! So easy to make and it tastes great!
Joan Hayes says
Wow, this looks so good, and it really does look fluffy!!
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
I don't have an ice cream machine but turning this recipe into frozen pops sounds great.
Carrie says
How much does this recipe make?
Mary says
This is about 4 generous servings for my family. I’ll try to remember to measure it next time we make it.