Ice Cream Pie! Made with 1-Ingredient Ice Cream Reader Submission

Turning frozen bananas into creamy ice cream.

Here's what Leslie says:

It was really fun to make! First I crushed up some walnuts and sprinkled them on the bottom of a chocolate pie crust. Then I put the bananas and a little agave (agave because my bananas weren't very sweet)in the food processor and watched it crumble and unfold into... banana ice cream!
I poured that into the pie crust and dripped organic chocolate sauce on top. Then I put that into the freezer for a few minutes while I made the other batch of bananas.
This time I added peanut butter. Very yummy! I then poured the peanut butter banana ice cream on top of the first layer and let that freeze. Before serving I again dripped the organic chocolate sauce on top and garnished with whipped cream! So good!!!
I might try experimenting by adding different flavorings into the bananas like mint, coffee, different chopped nuts...

That looks amazing, Leslie! And it's a great idea; the banana ice cream is so easy to make, and it's very spreadable when it is first made. So it would be easy to spread it in a pie crust and freeze it. Yum!

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• Step-by-Step Instructions for One-Ingredient Ice Cream

(Images: Leslie via email; Faith Durand)

This is... brilliant. I think I am going to try this with a graham cracker crust and some chopped walnuts on top...

posted by msingerman on February 2nd 2010 at 1:12pm
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Sorry to be the spelling police, but it's agave, not agavie.

posted by Mboston on February 2nd 2010 at 1:46pm
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Absolutely doing this! I've been loving the 1 ingredient ice cream and looking for ways to make it more interesting.

I'll probably use mini pie crusts because I hate/love having a whole pie to finish.

posted by Lenore on February 2nd 2010 at 1:47pm
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I must be the only one who did not have success with the banana ice cream. It wasn't even the slightest bit creamy like regular or low-fat ice cream is. I'd love to try this genius idea however, what am I doing wrong?

posted by rosebud on February 2nd 2010 at 2:52pm
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rosebud, I'm the same--my banana ice cream was disastrous. I thought maybe it was because I only had a mini food processor, so maybe it wasn't powerful enough? Or that my frozen bananas were quite old and had been in the freezer for awhile?

But this pie looks fantastic! Chocolate, banana, and peanut butter, mmmm.... (Strange time of year to feature it, though--I would consider this a summer dessert...)

posted by Brooklynnina on February 2nd 2010 at 2:58pm
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For those that didn't have good results, my suggestion would be to let the bananas thaw out a bit. Straight out of the freezer, mine didn't do much. Then I let it sit out for about 20 minutes, then retried it, and oh, yes, perfect and delicious! (I have a mini too).

posted by jenicra on February 2nd 2010 at 5:04pm
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Yeah, I make mine with a mini chopper too (KitchenAid) and it always takes longer than I think it will to make this turn into ice cream. It's sort of like making whipped cream or butter; you churn and churn and think it won't work then all of sudden this semi-magic transformation happens...

posted by faith on February 2nd 2010 at 9:32pm
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This is why I love using frozen bananas in my breakfast smoothies. Seems like no matter how much other fruit I add, the banana makes the texture so smooth and creamy (mango helps with that, too).

I will DEFINITELY be doing this pie.

posted by Fnnkybutt on February 3rd 2010 at 9:22am
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Great idea! Banana-chocolate-honey-peanut butter is one of my favorite food combinations.

how many bananas did you use for a whole pie? I agree this would be great to make in smaller dishes, too.

posted by nikki moore - photography and vintage treasures on February 3rd 2010 at 9:46am
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First: thanks Mboston, that was bugging me to :-/

More important: YUM

I always make "ice cream" with frozen bananas, cherries and a bit of unsweetened cocoa powder for a fairly healthy and delicious treat.

This pie looks amazing too!

posted by CalamityCJ on February 3rd 2010 at 4:22pm
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*TOO

oh my gosh

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