Healthy Homemade Banana "Ice Cream"

I heard about this over on Twitter (thanks to @Paperspring), but didn't try it until now. I've seen it called "one-ingredient ice cream," and I'm sure you can guess, from the clip art, what that one ingredient is.

Here's how it works:

1. Peel and slice a ripe banana. I used a super-ripe banana, but my husband would like to try it with one that's less ripe.
2. Freeze the slices, spaced out a bit so they won't stick together. I've seen this done on a sheet of waxed paper, but I froze them in a Rubbermaid container.
3. Put the slices in a food processor. I used a 1-cup chopper because I don't have a food processor and I know the frozen bananas would kill my blender! Blend until smooth and creamy. I thinned it with a bit of skim milk, but that's optional.
4. Eat immediately or freeze briefly.

We tried it immediately and I also froze a portion, after I'd swirled some chocolate syrup into it. I stirred it every ten minutes or so and left it in the freezer for a total of about 45 minutes. At that point it was similar in consistency to soft-serve ice cream.

My doctor recommends that I eat bananas (for the potassium), and this certainly works for me!