Roasted Banana Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Roasted Banana Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream is full of rich caramel and vanilla flavors with chunks of chocolate throughout. Egg-free recipe!
Ingredients
- 4 medium ripe bananas, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, divided
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk, cold
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or extract)
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a medium baking dish, toss the bananas, butter, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until soft and caramelized.
- Pour the bananas and gathered syrup into a blender. Add the milk, cream, salt, vanilla paste, and remaining sugar. Puree until very smooth.
- Cover and chill the mixture for at least 8 hours. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions. During the last minutes of churning, sprinkle in the chopped chocolate and bourbon.
- Transfer to an airtight container, press plastic wrap against the ice cream, and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. The flavor will ripen the longer the ice cream freezes!
Notes
Note: The mixture MUST BE COLD before it goes into the ice cream maker. If it's too warm, it will remain soupy and will never churn into thick ice cream.