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Frozen Fruit Ice Cream (Any Fruit, No Ice Cream Maker)

Frozen Fruit Ice Cream (Any Fruit, No Ice Cream Maker)

Creamy homemade fruit ice cream with just 4 ingredients: frozen fruit, banana, milk powder and yogurt. No machine needed, plus a chocolate-dipped bar version.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Freeze time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g frozen strawberries or any fruit you like
  • 1 ripe banana, frozen about 100 g
  • 30 g milk powder about 3 tablespoons; look for nonfat dry milk
  • 30 g Greek yogurt optional, about 3 tablespoons

Method
 

  1. Freeze the fruit in small pieces on a parchment-lined tray, in a single layer, for at least 2–3 hours.
    Creamy Frozen Fruit Ice Cream: The Blender Method for Any Fruit - freezing strawberries on parchment paper
  2. Take the fruit out of the freezer 10 minutes before blending.
    Creamy Frozen Fruit Ice Cream: The Blender Method for Any Fruit - Take the fruit out of the freezer 10 minutes before blending
  3. Blend the strawberries (or whichever fruit you're using), the banana, the milk powder and the yogurt until the mixture is creamy. If it gets stuck, scrape the sides down with a spatula. Use a low speed if your blender is powerful.
    Creamy Frozen Fruit Ice Cream: The Blender Method for Any Fruit - mix
  4. Serve right away for soft-serve texture, or freeze for 1 hour to make scoops, stirring halfway through.
    Creamy Frozen Fruit Ice Cream: The Blender Method for Any Fruit - soft serve frozen fruit ice cream in a plate

Video

Notes

  • If the fruit is creamy (mango, persimmon, cherimoya): 20 g milk powder. If it's juicy (strawberries, blueberries, pineapple): 30 g.
  • Use ripe fruit: it's your only source of sweetness. Add sugar, honey or syrup if the fruit isn't sweet enough.
  • It's at its best freshly made. After several hours in the freezer, take it out 10–15 minutes before serving.
  • With this same mixture you can make Magnum-style bars with a crackly chocolate shell. Full step-by-step further down the post.