I saw a recipe somewhere for 5-minute ice cream. I took that recipe and as always, ran with it. My own tweaking has resulted in some tasty results. My latest concoction was created using up the last of my fresh blueberries, bananas and strawberries before they went bad. I washed them, hulled the strawberries and put them all on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Yes, the bananas went in, peels and all!
Once frozen, I dropped the lot into a blender (minus the banana peels), added a tiny splash of water and about a tablespoon of powdered stevia. It took a little shaking of the blender and mushing it all down with a rubber spatula, but in less than five minutes I had my berry-banana sorbet. I shared some with a neighbor/friend who is diabetic and she loved, loved, loved it!
The general ratio for one serving of strawberry banana sorbet is one half frozen banana with about four medium to large frozen strawberries. Add only the tiniest amount of liquid (or you'll be making a beverage, not a frozen delight) and add stevia only if the concoction needs to be a little sweeter. Usually I find the fruit to be sweet enough and forego adding stevia to the mix.
With that ratio in mind, play to your heart's content to make your own fruity frozen treats. Five minutes to frozen heaven! Mmmm.
So far I have made this with various combinations of bananas, strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries and peaches. All of them turned out well, though I definitely prefer some combinations to others.
I usually only make one serving at a time since I am single and eat alone a lot, but you can make and freeze a big batch in advance if you prefer. I have tested it out. It works.
After you try this out, be sure to come back and share your recipe and results!
