Matcha Banana Strawberry Ice Cream Cups are made with naturally sweet frozen banana ice cream whipped with matcha green tea swirled with strawberries and topped with Homemade Coconut Whipped Cream.
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Why you are going to love Matcha Banana Strawberry Ice Cream Cups
First off, it's a 3 ingredient dessert wonder. Matcha banana strawberry ice cream cups have a lovely soft serve ice-cream texture. It is very healthy as it is only made with frozen bananas, antioxidant rich Fraser Tea Vanilla Matcha Organic (green tea) and fresh California strawberries. Simple, delicious and ready in a flash.
There is no added sugar but just the slight sweetness from the fresh fruit. Delicious matcha banana and strawberry ice cream cups are dairy free, vegan, gluten-free, low-fat and cardiac friendly just like our black sesame nice cream.
What is Hanami?
Welcome to Hanami the time of the year that the Japanese sakura cherry blossom flowers come into full bloom in Japan. It almost looks like it is snowing as the ground will be covered in white flower petals from the sakura. It is a magical time of the year as family and friends celebrate the coming of spring with picnics in the parks to enjoy the beautiful sakura.
I miss the fragrant beauty of the parks in Japan and taking time to smell the flowers and enjoy sweet treats with family and friends. We used to live about a 5 minute walk from Negeishi Shirin Koen, a beautiful park, full of lovely sakura.
In the rest of world it is not usual to take time out to smell the flowers as people are always coming and going and always in a rush. Hanami (celebration of the viewing of the sakura) is a cherished tradition in Japan that has been enjoyed for generations.
I feel a little sentimental remembering the last walk through the park with my eldest son during hanami in Yokohama. I remember my son whining and complaining about having to go on this boring walk with mom through the park, when he had so much homework to do. I told him that this is your last chance to see this beautiful event as the next weekend all the sakura will be gone.
He was memorized by the beauty and we spent at least an hour in the park, walking, taking photos and stopped along the way to enjoy a little treat. He still talks about it to this day as one of the most beautiful things he has ever seen and glad he took a moment out to "Stop and Smell the Sakura" or as the Japanese call it; Hanami.
Food Memories: Strongest Memories
It is also the time of the year that I get a little more sentimental and miss my old home in Yokohama and my dear friends that are still there. There is not better way to remember a place then through its food.
Did you know that food memories are the most strongest memory that you hold on to? Scientists have studied this and say it is because you use so many senses to experience food. We use our sight to look at the food, next we smell the food, then we experience its taste and then texture.
I miss the matcha green tea ice-cream sandwiches I used to get at the 711 in Japan. Matcha is powdered green tea and it is full of antioxidants and is delicious too. It is also the time of the year that the sweet and delightful strawberries from California are coming to the markets.
So I decided to take 2 of my loves and combine them together for a delightful and healthy treat that you can make in a flash...Matcha Banana and Strawberry Ice Cream Cups.
More Dairy Free Dessert Recipe Ideas
Do you ever get craving for something sweet and cold like ice-cream but are lactose intolerant? I do all the time and yes believe it or not you just can't find lactose free ice cream in Hong Kong.
If you have a craving for something sweet, cold and creamy, you can have this problem rectified with help of your handy-dandy food processor or blender. Do you remember my post Red White and Blue Healthy Sorbets? You might also like our No-Churn Dairy Free Mango Swirl Ice Cream, Mocha Banana Ice Cream or our Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie.
Soft Serve Banana "Nice Cream"
I made this delicious Matcha Banana and Strawberry Ice Cream Cups with the same concept using my food processor. When you use your food processor to whip up your bananas it first turns into tiny little granules of micro bananas.
Then after you add just a couple of teaspoons of water and keep the food processor going and intermittently brushing down the sides of the food processor something amazing happens. It turns your matcha and frozen bananas from a dark green to a light green and fluffy soft serve ice cream. Just purely delicious and guilt free.
How to Serve
I wanted to make my matcha banana strawberry cups to feel a little more indulgent so I just whipped a little Homemade Coconut Whipped Cream to top this dessert. However, serving these little nice cream cups with our crispy strawberry jam roll cookies is a fun texture experience. If you want to really kick this recipe up a few notches, be sure to try our chocolate homemade magic shell and drizzle on top.
Enjoy these lovely Matcha banana strawberry ice-cream cups as a delicious and guilt free dessert any time you get a craving for something healthy and sweet.
More Delicious Matcha Recipes to Enjoy
Baked Matcha Lemon Glazed Donuts
Matcha White Chocolate Brownies
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Matcha Banana Strawberry Ice Cream Cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries
sliced - 4 bananas
(frozen and sliced) - 3 teaspoon matcha (green tea)
- 1-2 teaspoon non- dairy milk of choice - 1-2 teaspoons
or as needed to loosen the banana from the sides of the food processor)
Toppings (Optional)
Instructions
- Slice your strawberries and line up the strawberries on the bottom and sides of your ice cream cups. I cut my strawberries horizontal as this worked the best for me. )If you wish to make coconut whipped cream, https://www.hwcmagazine.com/recipe/homemade-coconut-whipped-cream/)
- Place frozen sliced bananas in the food processor (I have a very small food processor so I did only 2 bananas and 1 teaspoon of matcha green tea in 3 different batches, but if you have a large food processor you can do it all in one batch) Add matcha green tea to the frozen banana slices and pulse until it looks like finely ground sand. Scrape down the sides as needed.
- Add only 1 teaspoon, at a time, of iced cold dairy-free milk of choice and stop the food processor occasionally to scrape down the sides so that everything gets blended well. Add up to 5 teaspoons of iced cold water for 6 frozen bananas. Once the food processor just starts to get going around, keep pulsing and blending until the frozen bananas turn from granules of sand into a smooth and creamy soft serve ice cream consistency. (You will know you are getting close as the frozen bananas will turn from a dark green to a lighter green colour.)
- Immediately scoop the matcha banana ice-cream on top of your strawberries and fill the cup. Garnish with coconut whipped cream or non-dairy whipped topping. Enjoy!
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
Natsukashiii!!!!! One day I hope to hang out with you in Yokohoama! 🙂 I love everything Matcha. I love how you decorated with strawberries!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Arigato gozaimasu Nami-san! One day, we will do just that and enjoy all of our favourite nostalgic foods in Yokohama, together.
Juliana says
Wow, what a nice ice cream...I love the idea of adding matcha...looks beautiful Bobbi...thanks for the inspiration!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Helo Juliana, you are going to love this. Do you have a food processor?
GiGi Eats Celebrities says
YUMMM!! Such a great way to use MATCHA!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you dear! Have a super weekend.
Tonette Joyce says
LOVELY, Bobbi Ann! I'm trying to play catch-up with visiting my best blog-friends, but I had to stop on this one of yours,(not that they all aren't comment-worthy!) By talking about memories, you reminded me of one of my favorite scenes in a Disney movie: Ratatouille, when the harsh food critic tastes the mouse's version and is sent immediately back to his mother's kitchen! It made me cry.
I hope all is going well with you and your family.
Healthy World Cuisine says
I know how that goes. I am so far behind. I always tell everyone that I always read all of your responses but sometimes I just can't get around to responding to all of them. I love that disney show a must see for all foodies, don't you think? Have a super weekend.
Raymund says
Wow that looks good! I never had tried combining matcha with those ingredients, very creative and definitely a good dessert!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Raymond! Wishing you a very blessed and happy Easter!
Robyn says
Oh, I just love this treat, Bobbi! So fresh and all natural ingredients. Such pretty enticing colours as well. Those cherry blossoms are gorgeous and I have often wandered amongst google images of those beautiful trees in Japan. Thanks for a great recipe. Sharing 🙂
dianeskitchentable says
Those look incredibly wonderful. I'm going to have to pass on that tip about making the coconut cream to my daughter. She just got one of those ... I'm not sure if I've got the name right but it's something like a Magic Bullet... machine to make smoothies. She loves it and has been experimenting with a lot of different options. (I'll also have to tell her about the green tea too).
Oh would I love to see those cherry blossoms. Now would be terrific, but anytime would be fine with me too.
shenANNAgans says
What did your blogger buddy call these? The little grinch that stole Christmas?! Lol! Gorgeous they are, and impressive only a few ingredients a re required to make such a pretty eat. 🙂 Hope you've had a magical weekend with the fam, eaten like a queen and are ready for the new week. Xx
lambyknits01 says
It looks creamy and wonderful without the guilt - love that 🙂
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
You'd never know that didn't have cream in it. That's amazing. I've never seen the sakura but I'd love to! I did see them in Washington, DC, once.
savormania says
This looks incredible! I love how it calls for so few ingredients.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Sharon. This dessert is really a snap to put together. Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend.
mjskit says
What a great treat! I wouldn't even call this a dessert because I would eat it for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack. SO easy to make too! Awesome use of matcha! All of your pictures are lovely, but the one of the cherry blossoms is breathtaking! Loved this post!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks so much MJ! I know you really could eat it for breakfast if you wished as it is so healthy. Actually that is a great idea and that gives me an awesome idea. Wishing you a super special holiday weekend. Take Care, BAM
Katherines Corner says
Thank you for sharing this yumminess at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Katherine thanks for stopping by and a big thank you for featuring our recipe matcha banana strawberry ice cream cups on Thursday Favourite Things Blog Hop. You guys are awesome!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
Matcha is still on my shopping list as I haven't yet managed to find it 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Matcha is not required to make a delicious soft serve banana ice-cream. You could have it plain or add some cocoa powder or even some peanut butter. It really does taste just like soft serve ice cream.
dedy oktavianus pardede says
wow, simply damn delicious and too damn easy to made !!!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Dedy, 5 minutes is all it takes... You have to love that!