Happy National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day! I have been looking forward to this day for a very long time! I love Ice Cream, but making my own flavor? How was I going to decide. There must be millions of possibilities that I could try! I found my inspiration in probably the most unusual of places. A Sandwich.
Yes, I looked to one of my favorite sandwiches for inspiration. I love the combination of peanut butter and banana. If you haven’t tried this combination go make yourself one now!
Ok now that we are all in agreement that a peanut butter and banana sandwich is delicious,
how would I go from sandwich to ice cream?
I don’t have an ice cream maker, so not having one is not a valid excuse to not celebrating National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day. I simply used my favorite vanilla ice cream, mixed in my toppings, and refroze it in a parchment lined loaf pan.
To make Peanut butter Banana ice cream you will need
1 1 1/2 quart tub of your favorite vanilla ice cream (if you want to make your own base this recipe looks delicious)
2 cups nutter butter bite size cookies crumbled up (you can use the big cookies and crumbled them if you want)
2 fresh bananas pureed (I used a food processor)
In a large bow,l mix the ice cream, crushed nutter butters, and banana puree. Stir together until the mix ins are incorporated through out. Pour the mixture into a parchment lined loaf pan. Freeze overnight. Enjoy!
The result the next day is
To drink, some delicious Orangeade
For sides, some delicious pimento cheese
Have a great 4th of July weekend and a great National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day !
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Julie @ Willow Bird Baking - Yummm, good flavor choice!! And fantastic photos
Kaitlin - Taylor… You’re a genius! I never would have thought of this flavor of ice cream, and I eat a PB and banana sandwich almost every day! YUM!
Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living - Everything in this post looks great, but I’ve got my eye on that ice cream… amazing! Peanut butter & banana sandwiches are an old favorite of mine, and reinventing those flavors in an ice cream recipe was a fantastic idea.
Taylor - Thanks Julie!
Taylor - Thanks Kaitlin! I have one almost every day as well!
Taylor - Thanks Lauren! it was pretty delicious!
julia - mmmmmmmm. yes.
4th of July Fireworks and Cucumber Salad - [...] over cucumbers and shallots. Chill before serving. For dessert, I decided to use up the remaining peanut butter banana ice cream that I had made the previous Friday for National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day! Instead of cookies [...]
Scott Hepburn - What a coincidence…I mixed up three batches of homemade ice cream this weekend: Fresh mint with Peppermint Patties, a batch of Double Stuff Oreo Cookies ‘n’ Cream, and a batch of pure vanilla to go with my mixed berry cobbler.
I’ve been making lists of creative ice cream flavors to try. This one looks delicious, Taylor. I was thinking of a banana and Nutella batch. Whatcha think?
Taylor - O awesome! those sound like delicious combinations. I think banana and nutella would be delicious together! let me know how it turns out!