Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
- 1/4 cup finely chopped roasted almonds
- 2 tsps. plus 2 Tbsp. good quality maple syrup, divided
- 1/2 c. unsweetened almond milk, or soy or cows milk, cold
- pinch of coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Freeze the banana slices in a single layer on a tray lined with parchment paper or wax paper. Once the slices are frozen, use immediately or keep frozen in a zip lock plastic bag or airtight container for up to a month.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the almonds with 2 tsps of maple syrup and the pinch of salt. set aside
Combine the frozen banana slices, the milk, the remaining 2 Tbsp. of maple syrup and the vanilla in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is the texture of soft serve ice cream, scraping down the sides as necessary. Don't worry if the mixture is not totally smooth at first--once the bananas start to defrost, the ice cream witll take shape quickly.
Spoon the ice cream, into bowls immediately and sprinkle each serving with a bit of the almond mixture.