Last updated on March 13, 2024
Milk, whipping cream, sugar, banana pulp and no eggs. Mixed in the right amount they form a delicious homemade ice cream. We are Italians and share our recipe with the ice cream maker
All fruit ice creams, including banana, can be made in two ways: as sorbet ice cream, with water and sugar; or as proper ice cream with milk and cream, based on the recipe for milk ice cream.
The first is a cold summer dessert, in which the fruit flavor is very strong.
In ice cream instead, which we make on this page, the taste of the banana is softer; and thanks to milk and whipped cream, the texture is creamier.
Either way we do not add eggs, as these are not always necessary with homemade ice cream, plus their flavor alters the taste of the fruit.
The Italian words of this page:
| 🔊 Gelato Italiano | Italian ice cream |
| 🔊 Banana | Banana |
| 🔊 Gelato alla banana | Banana ice cream |
| Ingredient image | Ingredient name | Cups | Grams | Ounces |
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Whole milk | 250 g | 8.82 oz | |
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Whipping cream | 100 g | 3.53 oz | |
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Sugar | 80 g | 2.82 oz | |
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Banana pulp | 250 g | 8.82 oz |
In our recipe we use whole milk with 3.5% fat and fresh cream with 35% fat.
The ingredients must be cold, straight from the refrigerator.
Ww write all ingredients in ounces and grams, even liquids: so we measure them all the same way.
Simply weigh each ingredient on a digital kitchen scale and add it to the mixture.
p>To make the banana ice cream, we used a classic model compressor ice cream maker. The steps are the same for most ice cream makers, even those with a freezer bowl.
👉 Check out our guide on how to use the ice cream maker.
Peel the bananas and cut them into small pieces.
You can sprinkle the bananas with a few drops of lemon, this way they will remain white; the ice cream won't taste like lemon.
First turn on the compressor ice cream maker.
It usually takes about 10 minutes to pre-cool it, ready to make ice cream.
If you use an ice cream maker with a freezer bowl, the basket should be well frozen after enough hours in the freezer.
Pour the ingredients into a bowl.
Liquids first: milk and whipping cream. Then the sugar and the pieces of banana.
With an immersion mixer, blend the ingredients until a smooth and homogeneous mixture.
👉 A foam forms on the mixture: this is normal and is due to the whipping cream. Just mix it with a spoon to flatten it.
Then pour the ice cream mixture into the ice cream maker.
The ice cream maker must be properly pre-cooled. Some models display the interior temperature: we wait until at least -13 °C / -25 °C.
To pour the mixture into the ice cream maker, use the opening on the lid: this way the cold will not escape.
You can view the mixture through the clear lid of the ice cream maker.
After about 15-20 minutes the mixture starts to collect air and slowly becomes a soft ice cream.
Depending on the ice cream maker and the amount of ingredients, the ice cream should be ready within 30-40 minutes.
Usually the stirring arm stops when it can no longer mix the ice cream.
Your Italian gelato alla banana is ready. Buon appetito! 🍨
In the restaurant in Italy, when you finish eating, the waiter will ask: 🔊 andava tutto bene? (was everything fine?)
I am Italian from Trentino. I studied philosophy in Padua and worked for many years between Milan and Amsterdam in the field of media and culture.
Since 2021 I write on All Italian to practice foreign languages; meanwhile I share with you the customs and traditions of my country, and the recipes that I prepare at home.