Whip up a batch of instant banana ice-cream with sesame praline
Every day we get home and stare bleary eyed at the fridge thinking, ‘What can I eat that is quick, easy and healthy?’ Five years ago, chef Callum Hann and dietician Themis Chryssidis conducted their first class at Sprout Cooking School based around that exact premise, and it still remains their most popular course. In their new book, aptly titled Quick. Easy. Healthy., Callum and Themis offer more than 70 recipes that use only easy-to-access ingredients, require minimal prep and clean up and are good for your insides. You’ll find dishes such as pork, fig and blue cheese salad with honey balsamic glaze, chorizo, chickpea and green olive tagine, and this recipe for delectable instant banana ice-cream with sesame praline.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons caster sugar
2 tablespoons sesame seeds (white, black or a combination all work)
3 bananas, peeled, thinly sliced and frozen in a snap-lock bag or container
2 tablespoons Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur)
TO MAKE
To make the praline, line a baking tray with baking paper. Put the sugar in a small saucepan, add two tablespoons of water and heat gently over low heat until the sugar has dissolved, then increase the heat and cook until it turns amber in colour. Add the sesame seeds, give it a stir, then pour onto the lined tray. Leave to cool before breaking up into smaller pieces.
To make the instant banana ice-cream, combine the frozen banana and Frangelico in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. If there are any lumps, scrape the mixture down with a spatula and blend briefly again.
Serve the ice-cream in dessert glasses topped with the praline.
Nutrition tip
Because bananas have a naturally creamy texture this ice-cream does not rely on a traditional creamy custard base, making this dessert a much healthier alternative.
Substitution
Swap the Frangelico for coffee for a delicious banana coffee ice-cream, or make this dish kid friendly by using low-fat cream. Sesame allergy? Try chia seeds or chopped
pepitas (pumpkin seeds) instead.
Recipes and images from Quick. Easy. Healthy. by Callum Hann and Themis Chryssidis. Published by Murdoch Books.
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