Fruit Sundaes

The idea: to create a delicious dessert without any sweetening other than whole fruits. No concentrated fruit juice, no stevia; just whole food ingredients.

The Banana Ice Cream was the launching point. This recipe has already made its rounds on other blogs, certainly not my original creation. But I am re-sharing it because everyone deserves to know exactly how to make this sundae.

The other stuff… Coconut Whipped Cream- use the recipe in my book but omit the sweetener. Deydrated strawberries are from Trader Joes. Unsweetened coconut flakes- I toasted them in the oven. Pecans. A cherry. And homemade fruit juice gummies. There are recipes online but I hope to post a good recipe for that soon.

This sundae got rave reviews and everyone (including people who eat typical ice cream) said it was sweet enough and very creamy.

Banana Ice Cream Recipe
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1 banana per person
cacao powder (for chocolate)
Frozen cherries (for cherry ice cream)

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Chop up the bananas and set them out on a tray in the freezer. Once the bananas are frozen you can make your ice cream. You need a food processor- a blender will not work.

Put the bananas in the food processor with cherries or cacao (or both- my favorite!). Use a ratio of about 3 cups to 1 cup (bananas to cherries). As for the cacao, add to taste but I do about 1 tablespoon per 2 bananas.

Process until the whole thing comes together as an ice cream- soft serve almost. It takes a bit of shoving around so don’t be discouraged if it feels like it isn’t working. Also don’t over process or it will get slimy. You can put it in the freezer for a bit before serving but I don’t like it to be fully refrozen.

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4 thoughts on “Fruit Sundaes”

What a great idea!

Can you tell me what brands of food coloring and marshmallows you use?

Dawn Allen says: September 15, 2013 at 8:52 am

I am confused by your question… There are no marshmallows in the sundae and no food coloring. I don’t use any brands of food coloring- I always make my own with beets and other natural food dyes. When I very occasionally let my kids have marshmallows I give them Elyon brand- no corn syrup in the large ones.

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