Makes: 4 servings
Recommended Ninja Jar: Ninja Mega Kitchen System: 72 ounce jar with standard blade
Ingredients:
• 2 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk (from a can – the only ingredients should be coconut and water)
• 1/2 cup whole almonds
• 1/4 cup cacao nibs (or broken up dark chocolate)
Method:
Pulse 5-6 times to begin the blending, and then blend bananas and coconut milk on “2” (or hold down the lid on the Pulse) until you get a thick soft serve consistency. You don’t really need a lot of liquid here, so if your bananas are on the smaller side, start with only 1/3 cup coconut milk and add more if needed. Add almonds and cacao nibs and pulse 8-10 times to combine, then blend on “2″ (hold down lid on Pulse) for about 10-20 seconds until well mixed. Either eat immediately or freeze for 2-4 hours to create more of a “hard” ice cream.
Rice Flour
Making Rice Flour with a Ninja Blender 72 ounce jar with standard blade
Step 1 – (Optional) – Soak one cup of rice overnight, then drain and let dry completely. You could blend up to four cups of rice at a time, I think, but one cup is a nice starter amount.
Side note: For what it’s worth, I used brown basmati rice for this experiment, but you could use any rice you like. It is generally accepted that basmati rice should be soaked before being cooked to preserve the flavor, but I don’t know if this holds true when turning it to flour!
Step 2 – Add rice to the Ninja Blender.
Step 3 – Blend on level 3 until you get a consistency you like, stopping to press down rice on the sides if needed.
**1 cup of uncooked soaked rice yielded about 1.5 cups of rice flour for me.1 cup of white flour with 3/4 cup of rice flour.