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Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

Neapolitan Banana Nice Cream

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 12 hr 45 min (includes freezing time)
  • Active: 45 min
  • Yield: 9 servings (about 4 1/2 cups)
The classic Neapolitan combination of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla gets the nice cream treatment by using frozen bananas rather than heavy cream as the base of this fresh and fruity frozen dessert. Be sure to use bananas that are fully ripe — spotted or even brown fruit will create the sweetest, silkiest nice cream.

Ingredients

Vanilla Banana Ice Cream:

Chocolate Banana Ice Cream:

Strawberry Banana Ice Cream:

Directions

Special equipment:
An 8-by-5-inch loaf pan
  1. For the vanilla banana ice cream: Cut each banana into 6 chunks and freeze until rock solid, preferably overnight.
  2. Put the banana chunks and vanilla bean seeds in a food processor and process. Hang on, your food processor may jolt in the very beginning! The bananas will look crumbly at first, then gooey and eventually light and creamy- just like ice cream. Stop the food processor frequently to scrape down the sides of the bowl and break up any clumps. Transfer to a bowl and put in the freezer.
  3. For the chocolate banana ice cream: Cut each banana into 6 chunks and freeze until rock solid, preferably overnight.
  4. Put the banana chunks, cocoa powder and coconut oil in a food processor and process. Stop the food processor frequently to scrape down the sides of the bowl and break up any clumps. Transfer to a bowl and put in the freezer.
  5. For the strawberry banana ice cream: Cut each banana into 6 chunks and freeze until rock solid, preferably overnight.
  6. Put the banana chunks and strawberries in a food processor and process. Stop the food processor frequently to scrape down the sides of the bowl and break up any clumps.
  7. To assemble the Neapolitan banana ice cream: Scrape the vanilla-banana ice cream into 1 end of an 8-by-5-inch loaf pan so it fills about 1/3 of the length of the pan. Use a rubber spatula to push it back a bit if you need to before adding the chocolate-banana ice cream next to it, filling the middle third of the pan (it's ok if they run together a bit). Scrape the strawberry-banana ice cream into the other end of the pan. Serve right away or freeze until ready to serve. To serve, run an ice cream scoop down the loaf pan to make 3-flavored scoops.