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Caramelized Banana Hazelnut Ice Cream and A Giveaway

26 June, 2014 by Slim Palate 95 Comments

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Well, I’m just all over the place. First extolling my love for raw milk and now I’m doing a recipe for a dairy free ice cream. Don’t get me wrong I’m still in love with my raw milk. That’s never going to change. I’m even going to share some of my raw milk with the nice folks who created the granilla bar because they’re out of raw milk. No one needs that kind of pain in their life so I’m willing to share some since I have 3 gallons in the fridge right now. I just imagine myself in their place and shudder merely at the thought. One thing to note though is that if I share my raw milk or bacon with you then you are one very lucky person.

Bananas

I try to eat as balanced as possible in accordance to my lifestyle. In other words I try to keep treating myself in line, as to have maximum performance at Cross Fit, etc. The problem is that my girlfriend has been out of town and still won’t be back for a couple of days and she’s been gone for about a week now. With that said, that ideal that I try to hold on to, yeah it momentarily flew out the window.  That way I could make ice cream to soothe my aching soul that longs for her return. To soothe it with ice cold sweet creamy goodness. I swear I wasn’t cry-eating it.

Caramelized-Bananas

If you’ve never caramelized bananas before then you’re in for a love at first scent. It has an alluring sweet smell that always draws me near to stick my face as close to it as possible and take in a creepy wheeze sounding breath of banana-y goodness. Clearly I care about sanitary cooking. I should probably work on that.

Toasted-and-skinned-Hazelnuts

The interesting thing about caramelization (and please excuse me here but I must nerd out) is that it’s actually a very chemical reaction involving heat that converts the more complex carbohydrates into more simple carbohydrates, thus making the caramelized product significantly sweeter. This results in a minimally sweetened ice cream, in fact it’s reduced down to only 1/3 of a cup of coconut sugar. So thank you Kelly Brozyna for being an amazing friend and sweet treat genius so I could maintain my manly composure whilst totally not cry-eating ice cream until my girlfriend comes back. 

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Caramelized Banana Hazelnut Ice Cream
 
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Rich, and creamy caramelized banana ice cream with a touch of toasted hazelnut that's egg free and has a dairy free option. Adapted from Dairy-Free Ice Cream by Kelly Brozyna.
Ingredients
  • 2 ripe bananas at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons of butter, ghee, or coconut oil (best with butter or ghee but can be made dairy-free with coconut oil
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar finely ground in a spice grinder or food processor
  • 1 can full fat coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons of water
  • 1 cup almond milk, cashew milk, or hazelnut milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • ½ cup of hazelnuts
  • pinch of sea salt
Instructions
  1. Peel bananas and cut them into ½ inch slices. Heat a medium sized pan with 2 tablespoons of butter, ghee, or coconut oil over medium heat. Once hot add all of the bananas in a single layer in the pan and let cook for 3 minutes undisturbed. Flip them and caramelized for another 3 minutes.
  2. Carefully remove the caramelized bananas from the pan and transfer them to a blender. Add 2 tablespoons of water to the pan while scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to remove any stuck bits. Pour water with browned bits into the blender.
  3. In a small skillet toast hazelnuts shaking the pan often to avoid burning over medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until skin is easily peeling off and hazelnuts are lightly browned in some spots and the nuts become fragrant. Transfer the nuts to a dishtowel and vigorously rub off the skins. Place the now skinned and toasted hazelnuts in a food processor and process, scraping on the sides occasionally, until you get a nut butter consistency.
  4. In the blender add the coconut milk, coconut sugar, and blend until smooth. Then add your choice of milk, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and sea salt, and puree until completely smooth. Transfer the ice cream mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  5. Once the mixture is thoroughly chilled churn in your ice cream mixer according to your manufacturers directions and add the toasted hazelnut butter as soon as the ice cream begins to thicken a lot in the ice cream maker.
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Comments

  1. Millie l Add A Little says

    26 June, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Oh my gosh this looks amazing Joshua! Gorgeous styling as usual!

    Reply
  2. Matt Robinson says

    26 June, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    This is one amazing ice cream, love the flavors!!

    Reply
  3. Krista says

    26 June, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    My favorite ice cream is chocolate mint

    Reply
  4. Kristin Dittrich says

    26 June, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    Looks so awesome! For someone watching their intake how much does this make? I calculated about 1100 calories for the recipes 🙂

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      26 June, 2014 at 1:47 pm

      Makes 1- 1 1/2 quarts.

      Reply
  5. Jeannette says

    26 June, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    i used to love cheesecake ice cream with fresh raspberries but as i got older, i really love the flavor of coconut and i adore a nice salted caramel swirl!

    Reply
  6. Shannon stephens says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    My favorite ice cream is pralines and cream. Have a paleo answer to that??

    Reply
  7. Sandra says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Looks fabulous. I hear my ice cream maker calling me.

    Reply
  8. Elisa says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    Butter pecan is definitely one of my favorites!

    Reply
  9. Jamie S says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    My favorite is Chocolate Almond Butter……

    Reply
  10. Erin says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    What ice cream maker do you use?

    Reply
  11. Bunnie says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    a generous offer and the recipe looks wonderful

    Reply
  12. Wendy says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    Definitely making this tonight!

    Reply
  13. Diane Silver Ness says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    Chocolate chip cookie dough ice was my favorite before. Really don’t have a current favorite.

    Reply
  14. Chelsea says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    Pineapple coconut!

    Reply
  15. Kymber says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    My all time favorite ice cream was always a fudgey/carmel/nutty one (which of course I don’t eat anymore and can’t remember the name or even who makes it anymore!)

    Reply
  16. Melinda says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Mint chocolate chip! This recipe looks wonderful.

    Reply
  17. Michelle says

    26 June, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    I don’t have any favorites yet but I would love to try this banana receipe!!!

    Reply
  18. Amparo Barajas says

    26 June, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    This is a hard question as I really like all flavors of ice cream, but right now I’m into pistachio.

    Reply
  19. Tamara says

    26 June, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    This looks amazing!!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      26 June, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      Favorite flavor is olive oil rosemary or Earl grey lavender

      Reply
  20. laura says

    26 June, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    I just made banana, al 2mm sons butter choc chip! But this looks even more amazing!

    Reply
  21. Lisa O says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Mint chocolate chip!

    Reply
  22. Sharmista says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Butter pecan

    Reply
  23. Karoline says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Rum – Raisin Ice Cream

    Reply
  24. Sharleen Flores says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    I adore ice cream! Being Paleo makes a little tough to indulge as often as I like, but its always worth the wait. I don’t have a favorite because they are all my favorites!!! But I do tend to lean towards anything with berries!!!

    Reply
  25. Jennifer Barkett says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    Oh my goodness that looks so good! Making that tonight 🙂
    My favourite ice cream flavour would have to be anything with chocolate but this might be my new favourite 🙂

    Reply
  26. Jessica J says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    woww this looks amazing!

    Reply
  27. Melanie says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    What other nut would you think would be good instead of hazelnuts? I just don’t like the way they taste. Do you think Macadmia nuts would work?
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      26 June, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      Well it’s supposed to have a hazelnut flavor you can use any nut you’d like.

      Reply
  28. Erin says

    26 June, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Salted caramel is my favorite!

    Reply
  29. joanna says

    26 June, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    the best ice cream flavor in the galaxy is bruster’s chocolate raspberry truffle. hands up! this one looks pretty good though. i have an ice cream maker and haven’t used it in 8 years!

    Reply
  30. Winni says

    26 June, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    My favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla. However, I love specialty ice cream flavors, lately salted caramel has been at the top.

    Reply
  31. Kelly Badgett says

    26 June, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Would love to win this!!

    Reply
  32. Cathi says

    26 June, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Wow this may be my new fav, but currently it’s a light vanilla ginger .

    Reply
  33. Tara says

    26 June, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    My favorite ice cream is black cherry!

    Reply
  34. Christina says

    26 June, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Sounds delicious but wondering if it would still taste as good if I omit the nuts completely?
    And I would have to say my favorite is mint chocolate chip.
    Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      26 June, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      I bet it would!

      Reply
  35. julia says

    26 June, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    holy cow that looks illegally good…

    Reply
  36. Glynis says

    26 June, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Any ice cream with chocolate & caramel. Definitely need to get an ice cream maker.

    Reply
  37. Rochelle says

    26 June, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Mint chocolate chip! And this lovely recipe will be this year’s 4th of July handmade ice cream for fireworks over the lake! Delicious. Thank you.

    Reply
  38. teeky28 says

    26 June, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    vanilla is my favorite because I can add anything to it when I’m eating it. or not!

    Reply
  39. Paige says

    26 June, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    This looks fantastic. I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  40. Amy says

    26 June, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    So excited to make this! My favorite ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough.

    Reply
  41. Frances Young says

    26 June, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    My fav is choc chocolate chip but this sounds amazing

    Reply
  42. Megan says

    26 June, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    Cinnamon ice cream is a favorite, but this looks AMAZING!!!!!

    Reply
  43. Larissa says

    26 June, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    Great recipe!! Would love to win this amazing cookbook!

    Reply
  44. Michelle says

    26 June, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    My all-time favorite ice cream is Bhakti Chai Chip ice cream. I’m excited to try recreating it with a coconut and almond milk base!

    Reply
  45. Erin says

    26 June, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    Strawberry!

    Reply
  46. Suzanne Marlow says

    27 June, 2014 at 12:29 am

    lemon sorbet 🙂

    Reply
  47. Suzanne Marlow says

    27 June, 2014 at 12:30 am

    I scream, you scream we all scream for ice-cream!
    lemon sorbet is the best! 🙂

    Reply
  48. Christine Severance says

    27 June, 2014 at 1:51 am

    My favorite is Hazelnut…Can’t wait to try this recipe..

    Reply
  49. Keri says

    27 June, 2014 at 5:06 am

    My favorite flavor is butter pecan.

    Reply
  50. Amy Ayers says

    27 June, 2014 at 6:26 am

    Salted caramel vanilla. Oh yum!!!

    Reply
  51. Bob Snitchler says

    27 June, 2014 at 6:44 am

    I have never tasted a flavor of ice cream that I did not like, but I may be partial to Mint Chocolate Chip.

    Question: I have not been able to find coconut sugar in any of my local stores. Is it stocked with the regular sugar? Or is there a substitute that can be used?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      27 June, 2014 at 8:03 am

      Any granulated sugar can be subbed for this. So organic cane sugar, sucanat, maple sugar, etc.

      Reply
  52. Hayley says

    27 June, 2014 at 7:15 am

    This looks so delicious!

    My favorite ice cream flavor is definitely strawberry 🙂

    Reply
  53. MAGGIE says

    27 June, 2014 at 7:25 am

    My favorite ice cream is sweet dark cherry! I wish I had a recipe like this as a kid, I was lactose intolerant and grew up without ice cream. What a tragedy!

    Reply
  54. Veronika says

    27 June, 2014 at 8:12 am

    OMG…………… I need to make this. STAT. Any suggestions on making the hazelnut butter without the use of a food processor?? I have a little Bamix stick blender…? Am thinking I might just have to do without. But those caramelised bananas… pretty sure they will make up for it. Nom.

    Reply
    • Veronika says

      27 June, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Oh btw, so many fave flavs but I can’t go past anything peanut buttery. Deeeeelish!

      Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      27 June, 2014 at 8:53 am

      Yeah you can skip on the hazelnuts if you like, it’s still very good without it, I just really prefer it with a light hazelnut note.

      Reply
  55. melissa says

    27 June, 2014 at 8:18 am

    I think this one will become my new fav because I have always loved bananas foster and i think this will bring on that taste memory. Can you suggest some hazelnut substitutes pretty please?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      27 June, 2014 at 8:52 am

      You can eliminate the hazelnut if you like.

      Reply
  56. Tracey says

    27 June, 2014 at 8:32 am

    This looks amazing. I love ice cream, but dairy and me are not friends.

    Reply
  57. Elisa says

    27 June, 2014 at 9:34 am

    I love coffee Ice cream.. but this could very well take the lead. I have to make this asap. Making your own dairy free ice cream is the way to go!

    Reply
  58. Candy H says

    27 June, 2014 at 9:42 am

    i like this one now!!!

    Reply
  59. Deanna says

    27 June, 2014 at 10:22 am

    This looks AMAZING and is definitely going to be made soon…but my favorite is and will always be Strawberry Cheesecake flavored ice cream…

    Reply
  60. Chandra says

    27 June, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    Yummy! Looks really delicious in your photos too.

    Reply
  61. Magda says

    27 June, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I would have to go with chocolate. I love a good, dark, intense chocolate ice cream. Additions like toasted coconut or pecans is optional. Though I will definitely give this hazelnut ice cream a whirl…

    Reply
  62. Claudia says

    27 June, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    My fave is Coffee with any nuts :0)!

    Reply
  63. lois says

    27 June, 2014 at 3:26 pm

    chocolate, or dulce la leche, or an ice cream by Mr. Green Tea called Ginger ice cream – yummy! However, your recipe for the Caramelized Banana Hazelnut might just be added to my favorites list.

    Reply
  64. Heather says

    27 June, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Mint chocolate chip

    Reply
  65. Amy says

    27 June, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    This looks wonderful! I love caramelized bananas. Meanwhile, my favorite ice cream flavor is butter pecan. 🙂

    Reply
  66. Lindsay Lewis says

    27 June, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    I’m a sucker for anything with Toffee in it!

    Just wondering if you can replace the coconut sugar with raw honey?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      27 June, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      I’m sure you could but it would effect the flavor.

      Reply
  67. Elizabeth Milo says

    27 June, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Ice cream is the only treat I have left on my restricted diet– any flavour!! 🙂

    Reply
  68. Torsten Fleischer | Personal Trainer Berlin says

    27 June, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    5 stars! oh yes!!! looks amazing! thx for sharing!

    Reply
  69. Samantha says

    27 June, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    Rum and Raisin Ice Cream is my absolute favorite.

    Reply
  70. april says

    27 June, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    My favorite is Coffee Toffee.

    Reply
  71. Anna says

    29 June, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    I’m kinda sorta drooling here 🙂 Would it be possible to make this without an ice cream maker?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      29 June, 2014 at 8:03 pm

      I don’t think it would be a good idea. If you didn’t use one I have a feeling you’d get a block of ice rather than smooth ice cream if you did it without one.

      Reply
      • Theo says

        16 September, 2014 at 2:52 pm

        I have discovered a way around it that works quite well. Freeze in ice cube the base and then pop the fully frozen cubes in the vita mix/high speed blender. A food processor will probably work as well. This is the time to add any mixins. Refreeze the blended mixture and within a few hours you should have scoop able ice cream.

        Reply
  72. Carolyn G says

    29 June, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Chocolate

    Reply
  73. Nicole D. says

    30 June, 2014 at 5:39 am

    Sounds heavenly!! Can’t wait to make this! Thank you

    Reply
  74. Sarah Betcher says

    30 June, 2014 at 8:48 am

    My favorite ice cream flavor I have ever made is white chocolate & wasabi 🙂

    Reply
  75. emma says

    30 June, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Ohmygosh thank you… Dairy ice cream normally makes me feel like I’m going to die, and most dairy-free ice creams end up icy and gross. This looks so good. 🙂

    Reply
  76. Susannah says

    1 July, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Hi Joshua,

    Would you recommend adding a teaspoon of potato vodka to keep it soft in this recipe, or is it unnecessary? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      2 July, 2014 at 1:44 pm

      I personally don’t think it’s totally necessary but I might do it the next time I make this. There’s no downside to a little extra smoothness.

      Reply
  77. Brianna says

    1 July, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Ice cream has to be one of my favorite desserts, and choosing a favorite flavor is near impossible. I really love Ben & Jerry’s half baked flavor and any other icecreams that have chocolate and chunks of cookies, brownies, etc.

    Reply
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  79. Rosemary Erickson says

    2 August, 2014 at 9:35 am

    You had me at ice scream 😉

    Reply
  80. plasterer bristol says

    25 February, 2015 at 1:15 am

    yum i love this, been looking for a recipe for this. Thank sfor sharing.

    Simon

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