Devin Alexander's True Love in a Bowl

Banana Cocoa Ice Cream

Devin says: I developed this recipe for a bodybuilder ex-boyfriend because he has a raging sweet tooth, yet always wanted to make clean eating a priority. Ice cream was his go-to comfort food, so what better way to deliver true love than through super-clean ingredients…made with love?

Friends have since fallen in love with the recipe. And as someone who’s lost 70 pounds and kept it off for many years, I actually consider this recipe “important” in my life. Hopefully you’ll give and get love through it too!

I always keep a few bananas in my freezer so I am ready when a chocolate craving hits. Just be sure to peel the bananas before you freeze them!

Makes 2 (about a heaping half cup) servings.

Ingredients:
2 medium, peeled, frozen bananas
2-3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, to taste

Directions:
Cut the bananas into 1-inch pieces and place them in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a chopping blade. Sprinkle the cocoa powder over the bananas*.
Process the bananas and cocoa powder on high until smooth, stopping the machine and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
It will take at least a few minutes for the bananas and cocoa powder to fully incorporate and become thick and creamy like ice cream. Stick with it. The payoff is chocolate decadence!
Divide the mixture between martini glasses, heart-shaped ramekins or other small bowls and serve immediately.

*If you want the banana flavor to shine through, use just 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. If you’re like me and prefer it to more closely resemble chocolate “ice cream” use 3 tablespoons (or more).

Nutritional info: each serving has: 122 calories, 2 g protein, 32 g carbohydrates (21 g sugar), <1 g fat, trace saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 6 g fiber, 1 mg sodium

Devin travels the country lecturing and consulting for major U.S. food and cookware companies. She’s on the Advisory Board of the American Culinary Federation’s Chef Child Foundation, Larry King Foundation’s Go-To-Chef to speak on “Obesity in America”, she recently returned from the White House as part of Michelle Obama’s, Chefs Move To Schools Program; and we are proud to have her as a contributor to SupermarketGuru.com - you can find her recipes and tips every Tuesday and visit her at www.devinalexander.com.