ADHD-Fighting Frozen Banana Nut Soft Serve Desserts
Author: Chef Kelly Yorke
Serves: 2 portions
- 2 Bananas, peeled
- 2 Tbls. *Nut butter, (your choice of almond, peanut, walnut,
- cashew etc.), with no added sugar
- 2 Tbls. Diaya Cream Cheese Style Spread, plain (gluten free,
- casein free, soy free spread)
- 2 Tbls. Ground flax seeds (flax meal), brown or golden
- 2 Tbls. Almond milk, unsweetened
- 1 Tbls. Coconut nectar (or) 100% maple syrup (do not use
- pancake syrups they often contain high fructose corn syrup)
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract (Do not use imitation vanilla)
- Peel bananas and discard peels. Cut bananas into ½-inch thick slices or cubes then wrap them in a piece of plastic wrap and freeze until frozen solid.
- When ready to prepare the soft serve dessert, remove the banana slices from the freezer, unwrap the plastic wrap and place the frozen banana slices in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and the remaining ingredients. Process the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and creamy. If mixture is too thick add a few drops of almond milk. If mixture is too thin, add some ice cubes and re-blend until smooth but stiffer.
- Divide mixture into two individual serving bowls and serve immediately.
- Optional: Sprinkle with a choice of chopped nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds) or dark chocolate chips as garnish.
Per Portion: 276 Calories; 14g Fat; 7g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 139mg Sodium.
*Note: If your child is allergic to nuts substitute sunflower seed butter or ricotta cheese in place of the nut butter. Pour any un-eaten leftovers into empty compartments of an ice cube tray and freeze. Pop out later and serve as Popsicle cubes in a glass of cold organic unsweetened vanilla almond milk (such as Pacific Brand) or if allergic to nuts, use an oat, rice, or hemp milk instead. Garnish with a sprinkling of unsweetened cocoa powder and add a decorative straw and a spoon to the glass.
Recipe by Therapeutic Cuisine at https://therapeuticcuisine.tv/adhd/adhd-fighting-frozen-banana-nut-soft-serve-desserts/
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