Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

We’re always on the lookout for more ways to use Fair Trade ingredients. This chocolate banana ice cream recipe is so easy to make, we just had to share – you don’t even need an ice cream maker!  If you want to go the vegan route, you can easily substitute soy milk for the half & half, it’s just there to help blend.  We like this recipe because it gives you a way to use that hot cocoa mix that’s just sitting in your cupboard until next winter.  The hot cocoa mix also gives the ice cream a sweetness, so you shouldn’t need to add any sugar.

Fair Trade Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

You’ll need
Bananas (as many or as few as you’d like)
Hot Cocoa Mix
Half & Half

We used
Organic, Fair Trade Certified Bananas from Whole Foods
Organic, Fair Trade Hot Cocoa Mix from Fair Trade Winds (by Equal Exchange)
Organic Half & Half

Step by Step Directions

1. Peel and cut your desired number of bananas into thin slices.
2. Seal your bananas in a bag or container and freeze for 1 to 2 hours.
3. In the meantime, make the chocolate sauce! Use 1 tablespoon of hot cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon of half & half for each banana you used. Blend.
4. After the bananas are frozen, put them in a bowl and pour your chocolate sauce in. Blend until smooth.
5. Garnish with mint or powdered sugar and enjoy!