Banana Honey Ice Cream

I know, three posts in one day. Insanity.

Tonight I concocted a new ice cream primarily to give to my daughter as a less sugary dessert. I had a bunch of bananas that were getting pretty spotty so I decided to try and make banana ice cream with them. None of the recipes I found on the internet were what I was looking for so I just made up my own. I really didn't want to use any sweeteners but in the end added some honey because the banana and milk mixture just didn't seem sweet enough. Next time I will actually reduce the honey from 1/2 cup to 1/3 of a cup and see how that works. I froze the bananas before using them to release some more of the banana flavor. Make sure to peel them before freezing and then let them thaw a bit before processing.

6 small previously frozen bananas
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 tb vanilla extract
1 tb lemon juice
1/2 cup honey (I used raw local honey)

Allow the bananas a few minutes to thaw and then process them in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add remaining ingredients. Mix well and then place in ice cream maker. Makes about 8 cups.

I give my daughter about 1/8 of a cup of ice cream for dessert on nights that we eat dessert (maybe a couple of times a week). With this recipe there is 1 tablespoon of honey in every 1/2 cup. So in an 1/8 cup of ice cream there is... a little less than 1 teaspoon of honey. I am pretty happy with this in our attempt to reduce sugar intake.