Creamy Chocolate-Banana Frozen Treat!

I made this up the other day when I wanted some ice cream, but didn't want all the calories that come with it!

I threw a few things in a blender:

Bunch of ice

1 cup of almond milk

1 banana

2 scoops of chocolate whey protein

I'm not gonna mislead you, it ain't ice cream! But it was a cold, chocolaty, creamy-textured treat. And when you consider the calories involved, it makes it a whole lot easier to love it!

My concoction made 9 cups total.

The calories of all the ingredients were:

Almond milk (30 calories)

Banana (~110 calories)

Whey protein (240 calories)

Total: 380 calories

Per Serving: 21 calories (1/2 cup is the standard serving size for ice cream*)

*Not for me! But that is what you find on most ice cream containers.

For comparison, here are the calories per serving of some ice creams and other frozen desserts:

Frozen custard: ~200 calories

Soft serve: ~180 calories

Traditional ice cream: ~140 calories

Frozen dessert: ~130 calories

Low fat ice cream: ~125 calories

Sherbet: ~107 calories

Gelato: ~90 calories

Frozen yogurt: ~90 calories

Low calorie ice cream: ~60 calories

Creamy Chocolate-Banana Frozen Treat: ~21 calories

Like I said, it ain't ice cream! But being able to enjoy a cold, creamy, chocolaty treat with almost no guilt is pretty cool!

I ended up eating about half of what I made, so that would be 4 1/2 cups and 190 calories.

Warning: this stuff does not freeze well. It is best to just make what you will eat immediately. I froze the other half and ate it the next day, but it was a totally different experience and nowhere near as good.

I have tried making this without the banana, but it changes the texture in a bad way. The banana pulp helps make the mixture creamy and fluffy.

Have a great day!