Black Banana Ice Cream (Master Chef)

Who would say no to this guilt free one ingredient ice cream?
When I saw many friends made this, I knew I had to make, too. Such a great idea!
So, here it is - I made three version, plain bananas, bananas with melted chocolate, bananas with yoghurt
You asked me to choose which one I like the best? Nope, I can't answer, cos I love all three :)

Source: Matt Preston (Master Chef Australia)

What you need:

4 very ripe bananas

1. I waited for a few days for the bananas to ripen
2. When the skin started to have many black dots and soft when pressed, I put them in the freezer and freeze overnight
3. The next day, take out the bananas from the freezer, peel the skin with knife
4. Cut the frozen bananas thinly and put in food processor
5. Blend til smooth and creamy. Serve immediately
6. To make with melted chocolate, I used 50g dark chocolate for 1 banana, chop and melt in microwave. Blend together with the frozen cut bananas
7. To make with yoghurt, I used 2 tbsp of low fat plain yoghurt for 1 banana. Blend together with the frozen cut bananas

Note:
I froze the blended bananas for a few hours before serving, cos it melted really easily

This post is for Cook Like A Star September 2012 (Master Chef) hosted by Zoe

 

 

Mango Yoghurt Ice Cream

Weather has been so hot lately - thought of trying to make ice cream
Since I have never made one before, a simple and easy recipe was the one I looked for, especially knowing I don't own an ice cream maker

Mango is in season now, Thai honey mangoes is everywhere at a cheap price
I have 2 giant ones and apparently also 2 not so giant Thai rainbow mangoes

Found the recipe at Small Small Baker, this easy to make ice cream is really delicious!

What you need:

500g fresh mangoes - I used 1 Thai honey and 1 Thai rainbow mangoes (original recipe = 300g, I added another 200g which I pulsed in a blender to form tiny chopped mangoes)
50g sugar (original recipe = 100g but my mangoes were so sweet that I had to reduce the sugar by half)
125g mango flavoured yoghurt (original recipe = 100g)
200g non dairy whipping cream
(original recipe used 1 tsp mango essence but I didn't use)

Blend 300g of the mangoes with sugar til it becomes puree
Mix in the tiny chopped mangoes, followed by yoghurt
Beat whipping cream until stiff and fold into the mango mixture til very well incorporated
Pour into a container and freeze overnight until it's firm

I'm submitting this yummy and healthy ice cream to "Aspiring Bakers #5 : Fruity March (March 2011)" hosted by Bakericious at this LINK