I have been to Naples, Florida a few times for vacation and the single best part of each trip has not been the weather or the beach but the chocolate chip, walnut and banana gelato at the Ritz Carlton ice cream shop. Every trip has revolved around me trying to figure out how to incorporate this bowl of deliciousness into my day multiple times. I have yet to find a frozen treat that is anywhere near as scrumptious in the Boston area. This gelato literally tastes like frozen banana bread in a cup. The bag of frozen bananas that I have been storing in the freezer for smoothies had been getting pretty full so I decided that I needed to find a way to use them. Since we don't have a decent ice cream shop in walking distance from our condo I decided to get creative and attempt to recreate my Naples obsession. I don't have the time or the energy to try to make gelato from scratch so I improvised with store bought frozen yogurt and my blender. Give this a whirl if you love bananas and need a little respite from this oppressive summer heat!
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Banana Bread Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
1/2 cup low fat vanilla frozen yogurt, such as Haagen Daaz
1 large frozen banana, broken into 1-2" chunks
1/2 cup low fat milk
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons chocolate chips or 1/2 chocolate bar cut into chunks
Instructions
Put first 3 ingredients in blender and process until combined. Mixture should be thick. Pour into a plastic storage container and add in the walnuts and chocolate, stir to combine. Cover container and place in the freezer for at least an hour before serving. Serves 2 View Printable Version
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