How to Keep Cool In New York: Homemade Ice Cream

It was too hot to bake a cake for Graham's birthday, so we made banana chocolate chip ice cream. All I can say is: OH MY GOODNESS.

Graham's Birthday Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Ingredients:

• 3 bananas
• 2 cups of heavy cream, well chilled
• 1 cup of milk, well chilled
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

• Puree bananas using either a food processor or a blender of sorts. In a mixing bowl, combine milk and sugar and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add cream and bananas and mix well.
• Turn on ice cream maker and pour in mixture. Let it do its thing for about 20-25 minutes. About 5 minutes before it's done, gradually add the chocolate chips.
• For soft, fluffy ice cream serve immediately. For firmer ice cream, put it in the freezer for at least a half hour.

Notes:

• Because of the banana, the texture is a little bit more silkier and stickier than other home made ice creams we've made.
• We also found the flavor even better the next day.
• If it wasn't Graham's birthday and if he wasn't so dead set against nuts, I would have added chopped walnuts too for the full Chunky Monkey experience.