Banana Ice Cream

• Peel 2 to 3 overripe bananas and cut them into rough pieces. Place them in an airtight bag or container and freeze them for some 2 hours. Transfer the frozen banana to a food processor.
• Add a pinch of salt, milk, and vanilla extract and blend them all till you get a soft texture and smooth consistency.
• Transfer the banana mixture into a container and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Once the ice cream has set, serve chilled.

Trivia

The United States is one of the top three consumers of ice cream! The top producer of ice cream in America is California. Even though there are countless different flavors of ice cream out there, America’s favorite ice cream is, in fact, vanilla.

The origins of this dairy delight are still unclear to this day, but historians speculate that Marco Polo may have been the first person to bring ice cream into Europe after learning its secrets from the Chinese who flavored snow with rice and milk to make a condensed creamy sweet dish.

Interestingly, the scientific name of the banana means “fruit of the wise men”. Needless to say, another important reason for relishing banana ice cream. It may not make you wise, but it will certainly promote brain health, thanks to the nutrition-packed bananas!