Have your kids ever come home from school and begged you for ice cream before dinner? Especially with the warmer days approaching ice cream becomes an irresistible treat in the middle of the afternoon. But, you don't want your kids filling up on ice cream every day, even though it's hard not giving in to their cute pleading faces. When my son asks for "tooties, pease" (cookies, please) any time of day I have a hard time resisting because he says it so sweetly and it is just so darn cute! But, I reign in my willpower and usually give in with the sweetness of fruit instead.

Luckily for me my son loves fruit on it's own. But, that doesn't mean that I don't want to give him an extra special treat just because. That's where this 5 Minute Chunky Monkey Ice Cream comes in. With only three ingredients I think this can classify as the simplest ice cream ever. Although technically it's not ice cream since it contains no milk products (Great for those kiddos who are lactose intolerant!). The hardest part is remembering to pop some peeled bananas in the freezer because they are the base of the ice cream.

It is amazing what happens to a banana once it is frozen and pureed. It becomes, remarkably, a lot like ice cream. Your kids will feel like they're getting an extra special treat in the middle of the day, but really they'll be eating fruit. Even when I'm eating this I have to remind myself that it's not ice cream. The texture of the banana as it "melts" in your mouth is not unlike the silky texture of custard. Ever since I ate the Chunky Monkey Supreme version below I have been craving it for dessert after dinner. If it has me fooled into wanting bananas for dessert I'm sure it will be a hit with your kids as well.