Double Chocolate Chip Homemade "Ice Cream"

Oh my goodness, Friends!  This "Ice Cream" is soooo good!  Those of you who are on Pinterest have probably seen this or something similar before.  The reason I used quotes when I say "Ice Cream" is because this isn't your traditional ice cream (although we did make Old Fashioned Kick Can ice cream with the kids tonight).  The five ingredients are simple:

2.5 frozen bananas
1 cup milk
2 packets sweetener (It probably could have used a little more, but it was still very good, I was making it up as I went.)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips (More for topping if you desire, I didn't think it needed extra.  You could also top it with chocolate sprinkles if you desired.)

That's it!  Add it all to the blender or food processor and blend until smooth (except for the chocolate chips, which are present in each and every bite once they're blended in).  It ends up like soft serve, a little on the runny side, but add it to a Tupperware container and stick it in the freezer and it should scoop out like regular ice cream.  :)  This stuff was sooo yummy!

To make it even better, it's fairly healthy for you!  The ice cream the kids made tonight was 1 pint heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla.  Talk about the calories!  I altered the recipe I found online a little in my version.  They used 2 bananas, I could fit 2.5 in my food processor, so I did.  They used sweetened almond milk, I used skim milk and a dash of calorie-free sweetener  (which I know should be avoided, save your lecture, use Stevia if you're concerned with the yellow packets).  They measured their chocolate, I approximated (on the heavy side).  ;)  It was great!  Looking forward to snacking on it when I get a craving for sweets over the next week (it made quite a bit and should last a while).  If you have bananas in your freezer, you should give this recipe a try as well!  Yum!

Next time I think I'll try adding peanut butter to my mixture!  That would take this awesome recipe over the top!

PS - I included pics of the kids eating their vanilla ice cream!  They're so cute!  :)