Our journey continues despite my lack of posting. I've had a browser window open on my phone to this page for at least a month now. I wanted to believe what they were telling me, but I knew I'd have to see it first.
One ingredient ice cream, seemed way too easy. But after finally giving it a go this afternoon I can vouch and say, it is easy and so surprisingly good. Did you click that link? If not, let me tell you my quick version:
Peel a banana. Slice it into chunks. Put them in the freezer on a baking sheet or plate for 1 to 2 hours. Put them in the food processor. Whiz them around for a while. You will think it's not working. Keep going anyway. Stop periodically to stir and scrape down the sides. Keep going. Hold onto your aprons while you witness the magic, watch the bananas turn into creamy ice cream right before your eyes. Eat it.
The comments on the link above also provide plenty of ideas for toppings and additions like peanut butter and honey.
It didn't even dawn on me to take a picture until the only trace of the ice cream was the puddles left in the kid's bowls. So I didn't. That just means you will have to try it and see for yourself. I think you won't be disappointed!
(Unrelated to the one ingredient ice cream) I was going to tell you that another drawback of making your own fruit leather is the expense. It takes a whole lot of fruit to make a small amount of leather. I suppose if you have a bunch of fruit that is ready to expire, it's a good use for it.
ReplyDeleteI bought an e-book about homemade healthy snacks, and the author recommended if you want to make fruit leather to just use applesauce. It's a lot cheaper to buy applesauce, and to add some cinnamon (or buy applesauce with cinnamon added). This also made me think of buying different types of fruit sauce. This e-book suggests to bake it at 200-250 degrees for about 2-3 hours, and to check after an hour and a half.
Thank you for the tips! Applesauce is genius. And you are right, I'm thinking that there are quite a few other sauces that might work great.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, with the kids home from school for the summer, I haven't done hardly any experimenting. I am sad to see them go back, but I am looking forward to getting into a routine again, and having a teensy bit more time to work on my "list". And when I do, I think I'm gonna skip the fresh fruit (unless there's a crazy sale) and go straight for the sauce! Thanks, Rach!
And let me know if there's anything else awesome in that e-book!
ReplyDeleteSure! I got the e-book from this site: http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/
ReplyDeleteHaven't looked too much at the site--I had clicked over from another blog when they recommended it--but the e-book is extremely well-thought out, and full of great tips. There's something called spelt biscuits that I want to try (if I can find spelt flour), and she also claims to have an awesome cracker recipe that tastes like Wheat Thins. I'm going to try making the recipe for some protein bars today. I'm trying to not eat 5,000 cookies whenever I want a snack. I want to get in the habit of giving Charlie good snacks, but honestly, I need good snacks just as much as him! Ha!