One of my oldest festive memories is dipping warm ginger spiced biscuits into a big, frothy cup of hot milk. It’s by far my favourite tradition, and something that I still do in the run up to Christmas. I just love the combination of creamy milk and spicy ginger! This was the inspiration behind this recipe. I wanted to create a dessert based around the flavours of my fondest memory of the Holidays. But still keep it quick and easy enough to make in a rush.
Nice Cream seemed like the perfect dessert for this experiment. It may seem like a strange choice as it’s basically a banana ice cream, but you have to trust me! This dish only takes about 5 minutes to make and, as an added bonus, this particular recipe only uses 3 ingredients: frozen bananas, a splash of milk and ginger powder. The end result is a deliciously smooth and creamy bowl of ‘healthy’ ice cream with a little ginger kick. It can even be made 100% dairy free by using a milk alternative instead of regular milk; coconut milk is my favourite alternative because it has quite a neutral taste.
Personally, I really like a strong ginger flavour so I’ve added quite a bit of the powder to the recipe but feel free to add a little less (or more!) if you prefer a subtler taste.
There is another reason that I think this recipe is so great: it helps to combat food wastage. Which is definitely my number one pet hate! You can freeze the brownest, spottiest bananas, that you would have otherwise chucked away and save them to whip up batches of nice cream whenever you get the craving. It’s a win-win situation!
I love how deliciously smooth and creamy this pudding is and the ginger provides the perfect kick to compliment the banana. It’s one of my favourite puddings in the run up to Christmas and contains all the festive tastes that I associate with the season.
Rosie x
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| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Servings |
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- 2 Bananas Frozen
- 1 Dash Milk Or dairy free alternative
- 2 Tea Spoons Ground Ginger More or less to taste
Ingredients
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- Place the bananas in your blender, and pour the milk on top. Allow to sit for about 2 minutes, so that the banana melts a bit and is easier to blend
- Whizz up your banana until a smooth, creamy consistency is reached. This will only take a few minutes, depending on your blender
- Add your ginger to the mixture, a little at a time and blend it in to the nice cream
- Once you're happy with the flavour, sprinkle a little ginger on top and enjoy!
Best eaten straight away