Banana Split Ice Cream
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"This tasty lightened-up ice cream dessert has all the flavors of a banana split," says Carol Dale of Greenville, Texas, who has been making and experimenting with ice cream recipes for years. "It's a real treat."
SERVINGS: 20
CATEGORY: Low Fat
METHOD: Freezer
TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Freeze: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- 5 cups fat-free milk, divided
- 1 cup egg substitute
- 2 cans (14 ounces each) fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup fat-free chocolate ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries
Directions:
In a heavy saucepan, combine 2-1/2 cups fat-free milk and egg substitute. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon and reaches at least 160°, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; set pan in ice and stir to cool quickly.
Pour into a large bowl; stir in condensed milk and remaining fat-free milk. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Combine bananas, lime juice and vanilla; stir into milk mixture. Fill ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Spoon each batch into a large freezer-safe container; gently fold in chocolate topping, pecans and cherries. Store in refrigerator freezer. Yield: about 2-1/2 quarts.