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Total Time:10 mins
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Servings:4
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4
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Jump to recipeOur series,Hormones & Our Health: How What You Eat May Affect How They Work, explores the vast role hormones play in the body and the diet and lifestyle factors that help them function as they should.Nice cream is a delicious dairy-free dessert made from frozen fruit. Most nice cream recipes include bananas, which helps to add creaminess without the need for cream. (Slice and freeze the banana ahead of time so it’s ready when you want to whip up some nice cream.) For this recipe, we used a combination of bananas, sweet cherries and tart cherries, the latter of which happens to have some pretty impressive health benefits when it comes to sleep.It’s no fun trying to function on insufficient sleep. And besides making us feel groggy, consistent poor sleep can impact our immune system, heart health, weight and mental health. Thankfully, certain foods may help improve both sleep quality and duration, like tart cherries, which are naturally rich in the sleep hormone melatonin. Try this no-sugar-added Tart Cherry Nice Cream as an after-dinner treat!
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Our series,Hormones & Our Health: How What You Eat May Affect How They Work, explores the vast role hormones play in the body and the diet and lifestyle factors that help them function as they should.Nice cream is a delicious dairy-free dessert made from frozen fruit. Most nice cream recipes include bananas, which helps to add creaminess without the need for cream. (Slice and freeze the banana ahead of time so it’s ready when you want to whip up some nice cream.) For this recipe, we used a combination of bananas, sweet cherries and tart cherries, the latter of which happens to have some pretty impressive health benefits when it comes to sleep.It’s no fun trying to function on insufficient sleep. And besides making us feel groggy, consistent poor sleep can impact our immune system, heart health, weight and mental health. Thankfully, certain foods may help improve both sleep quality and duration, like tart cherries, which are naturally rich in the sleep hormone melatonin. Try this no-sugar-added Tart Cherry Nice Cream as an after-dinner treat!
Our series,Hormones & Our Health: How What You Eat May Affect How They Work, explores the vast role hormones play in the body and the diet and lifestyle factors that help them function as they should.
Nice cream is a delicious dairy-free dessert made from frozen fruit. Most nice cream recipes include bananas, which helps to add creaminess without the need for cream. (Slice and freeze the banana ahead of time so it’s ready when you want to whip up some nice cream.) For this recipe, we used a combination of bananas, sweet cherries and tart cherries, the latter of which happens to have some pretty impressive health benefits when it comes to sleep.
It’s no fun trying to function on insufficient sleep. And besides making us feel groggy, consistent poor sleep can impact our immune system, heart health, weight and mental health. Thankfully, certain foods may help improve both sleep quality and duration, like tart cherries, which are naturally rich in the sleep hormone melatonin. Try this no-sugar-added Tart Cherry Nice Cream as an after-dinner treat!
Cook Mode(Keep screen awake)Ingredients1 ½cupsmashed ripe banana1cupfrozen pitted sweet cherries½cupfrozen pitted tart cherries3tablespoonsunsweetened almond milk
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Ingredients
1 ½cupsmashed ripe banana
1cupfrozen pitted sweet cherries
½cupfrozen pitted tart cherries
3tablespoonsunsweetened almond milk
Directions
Place banana, sweet cherries, tart cherries and almond milk in a food processor (see Tip); process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Tip
A food processor is the best choice in this recipe, but if you don’t have one, you can use a blender. You will need to add more liquid in order to achieve the desired smooth consistency.
Recipe Updates
Skipped freezing the bananas and used mashed ripe bananas instead (for a creamier texture).
Adjusted the amounts of frozen sweet and tart cherries (for balanced flavor).
Used a food processor instead of a blender (if you use a blender, you’ll need to add more liquid).
Andrea Mathis
Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, September 2021, updated May 2022
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Nutrition Facts(per serving)73Calories18gCarbs1gProtein
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
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