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Banana Pudding Ice Cream

Cold, creamy, delicious homemade banana pudding ice cream is a tasty take on a classic dessert. Vanilla ice cream is infused with ripe bananas and crumbled vanilla wafer cookies to make this a frozen treat you can’t resist.
Prep Time10 minutes
churn time20 minutes
Total Time4 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana pudding ice cream
Servings: 1 quart
Author: Heather Seeley

Equipment

  • 1 Ice Cream Maker

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mini Nilla wafer cookies, crumbled

Instructions

  • Warm the half and half and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, salt and mashed bananas.
  • Pour the chilled ice cream mixture into an ice cream maker and churn 20 minutes or according to the ice cream manufacturer’s instructions.
  • When there are 2 minutes left of churning, pour in crushed vanilla wafer cookies and continue churning to combine.
  • Spoon the ice cream into a freezer safe container. Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.
  • Optional, you can top the ice cream with extra vanilla wafer cookies and sliced banana.

Nutrition

Calories: 2734kcal | Carbohydrates: 228g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 201g | Saturated Fat: 127g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 51g | Cholesterol: 623mg | Sodium: 571mg | Potassium: 1626mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 203g | Vitamin A: 8005IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 587mg | Iron: 1mg