These banana popsicles are super creamy, sweet, and luscious! Each bite is a soft and creamy delight! Best of all they are made with only 5 ingredients! Made with real bananas, vanilla, milk, sweetener, and cream to make the most creamy, and craveable, banana popsicles imaginable! So easy to make and perfect for those warmer months!
During those busy, warmer days, it is always helpful to have a nice cold, refreshing treat prepared in the freezer for friends and family.
These banana popsicles are the perfect creamy, cold, treat that can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months! Perfect for kids and for a quick snack or treat anytime!
For more delicious banana recipes, see my Banana Bread with chocolate peanut butter chips and Double Chocolate Loaf Cake with Banana recipes!
Ingredient Notes
The best thing about this recipe is that it is only 5 ingredients! Many of these ingredients you already have in your fridge or pantry! For this delicious recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- Bananas
- Whole milk
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Heavy cream
See recipe card for details and quantities.
Step-by-Step Instructions
For the full instructions and measurements for how to make this delicious recipe, please skip down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Use the following step-by-step instructions for how to make this delicious banana popsicle recipe:
Combine the bananas, honey, vanilla, and milk in a blender (or food processor) and blend until creamy.
In a separate mixing bowl, use a hand mixer (or stand mixer) to whip the cream into stiff peaks.
Fold the banana mixture gently into the whipped cream until just combined.
Pour your popsicle molds to the top, add your popsicle sticks, and freeze for 4 hours. Serve and enjoy!
Substitutions
This banana ice cream recipe is so simple and makes substituting ingredients so easy for allergy, and diet, friendly alternatives!
- Vegan/dairy-free – instead of the whole milk you can substitute with oat or soya milk. Instead of heavy cream you can substitute with coconut cream!
- Healthy – use low fat milk instead of whole milk, and use Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream!
- Low sugar/sugar-free – the honey can easily be substituted with Stevia, sugar-free honey, or sugar-free syrup.
Banana Popsicle Variations
This recipe is easily customizable with multiple variations of toppings and flavor suggestions:
Flavor Variations
- Cocoa powder
- Cinnamon
- Pudding
- Peanut butter
Topping Variations
- Cookie wafers
- Chopped nuts
- Dark/Milk Chocolate
- White chocolate
- Yogurt
Equipment
For this recipe you will need 3 pieces of equipment:
- Blender
- Hand mixer (or stand mixer)
- Popsicle Molds
Tip: You can avoid using a hand mixer, or stand mixer, to whip the heavy cream for the popsicles and can simply add to the blender with the other ingredients. Make note that your banana popsicles will still be creamy but will have less of an “ice cream” texture.
Storage Tips
These popsicles do stand up well to freezing for up to 3 months in a freezer bag or air tight container.
Defrosting Tips
Remove the popsicle container from the freezer. Then run the desired popsicles under warm water for 30-60 seconds before attempting to remove your popsicles from their mold. Then pull, un mold, your popsicles and enjoy!
Top tips
For the creamiest, ice-cream-like, consistency popsicles whip the heavy cream and then fold into the blended banana mixture! This will give you the creamiest banana ice-cream popsicles that are sweet, soft, cold, and delicious!
Frequently Asked Questions FAQ’s
Banana popsicles are typically made of three main ingredients: dairy, bananas, and a sweetener of choice. Banana popsicles can, however, be made dairy free and often with other ingredients like vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon, and fudge.
The main ingredient that can help keep homemade popsicles soft is: fat. Using ingredients like: whole milk, coconut cream, heavy cream, and full-fat Greek yogurt can help your popsicles stay soft and creamy.
When making homemade popsicles, it is important to avoid adding too much water content and balance your popsicles with enough fat. If you add too much water, fruit, or low-fat content into your popsicles, they could be hard and icy.
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Creamy Banana Ice Cream Popsicles
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Blender or food processor
- 1 Hand mixer or stand mixer
- 8 Popsicle molds
Ingredients
Banana Popsicles
- 2 Ripe Bananas
- 1/2 Cup Whole milk or milk of choice
- 2 Tablespoon Honey or sweetener of choice
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 3/4 Cup Heavy whipping cream or coconut cream
Instructions
Banana Popsicles
- Combine the bananas, honey, vanilla, and milk in a blender (or food processor) and blend until creamy.
- In a separate mixing bowl, use a hand mixer (or stand mixer) to whip the cream into stiff peaks.
- Fold the banana mixture gently into the whipped cream until just combined.
- Pour your popsicle molds to the top, add your popsicle sticks, and freeze for 4 hours.
- Remove from freezer, run the molds under warm water for about 1 minute, remove the popsicle and enjoy!
I love the bright banana flavor in these. An easy recipe and tastes fabulous!
Yum! Coconut cream and banana are so delicious together. Love it!
So easy and so good!
These banana popsicles look delicious and I love the simple ingredients.
Delicious ice cream! I substituted honey with dates and cream with coconut cream as suggested and it was amazing. Thank you for a great recipe
creamy and delicious. best popsicles ever!