Best Banana/banana Nut Ice Cream Ever!

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 small ripe bananas
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup light whipping cream
• 1 cup chopped almonds (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 10 mins


• place bananas in a food processor; puree until smooth.
• stir sweetened condensed milk with pudding mix in a large bowl. stir in banana puree, whole milk, heavy whipping cream, and light whipping cream until smooth. chill pudding mixture in freezer for 1 hour, scraping down sides and stir after 30 minutes.
• pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. gently stir in almonds. transfer ice cream to a one- or two-quart lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. for best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight.