Banana Bread Soft Serve, for dogs & their people! Also: Ralphie’s 10-year adoption day anniversary!
July 17th, 2011 4:18 pm by Kelly Garbato
Today is Ralphie’s adoption day anniversary! (Ten years, bitches! TEN!) Okay not really, it was actually on Thursday, but I totally screwed the pooch and missed it. Though we did squeeze in a combination morning walk / digging session that day, so it’s all good. I didn’t forget his big day; rather, he’s so nice that we’re celebrating twice! Yeah, that’s it!
Anyway, I decided to make the dogs a batch of ice cream to compensate/celebrate. Also, ’cause it’s 95 degrees F with a heat index of 115 out there. BRUTAL!
I’d been storing some overripe bananas in the freezer in anticipation of turning this awesome banana bread recipe into a frozen dessert – and then I realized that the dish I had in mind would be suitable for the dogs, too. So we split a batch!
Of course, this meant that I couldn’t add any chocolate chips to the batter, but that’s okay; since I only got the 3/4 cup of leftovers, I topped my scoop with a whole damn candy bar. YUM.
And yes, this ice cream does taste a lot like the original banana bread. I bet it’d be even better with chunks of banana bread mixed in, but I’ll have to save that experiment for another day. I’m fresh out of bananas, yo!
Oh, and the best part about this recipe (aside from its healthfulness, that is) – no ice cream machine required!
Banana Bread Soft Serve
Makes two to three generous (human) servings, or about 20 large dog treats.
Inspired by Shane’s banana bread & hipsterfood’s two-ingredient ice cream.
Ingredients
5 bananas – the riper the better – frozen and slightly thawed
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup carob chips (for dogs) or chocolate chips (for their people) – optional
Directions
Combine the bananas, cinnamon, vanilla, allspice and carob/chocolate chips in a food processor and mix until blended (but still a little chunky). Enjoy immediately or, if the ice cream’s on the runny side, chill in the freezer for 30 to 60 minutes for a thicker dessert.
If you’re making this for your dog friends, remember to omit the chocolate chips (carob chips are a nice replacement!) as chocolate can be deadly to canines.
For a slightly less messy dog treat, you can: spoon the batter onto a tray lined with parchment paper; roll it into small, bite-sized balls; or put it in an ice cube tray and freeze before serving.
Bite-sized banana ice cream balls for the dogs.
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Peedee tries to sneak a treat!
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Ralphie, the man of the hour!
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Filed under banana bread, banana ice cream, bananas, dog treats, dogs, ice cream, my furkids, peedee, ralphie, recipes, vegan food
July 17th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Happy Gotcha Day, Ralphie! I love the ice cream recipe. It looks great!
July 17th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Ralphie’s adoption anniversary is the day before my cat Kurly’s! (She was adopted July 15, 2005). It’s amazing how quickly the time goes… Thanks for reminding me of it, we’ll have to have a belated celebration as well!
July 28th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
@ Jem – I know! The worst part of birthdays & anniversaries is the reminder that another year’s come and gone. Feel so old!
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