YUM! YONANAS!
I’m so excited about this new find, I feel like I’ve just discovered America – but in actuality I just discovered Yonanas, a kitchen gadget that turns bananas and other fruit into creamy, yummy frozen treats with no added fat and no added sugar.
Yonanas is easy to use, easy to clean and I give it such a great workout it never spends any time in my kitchen cabinets. It remains front and center on my counter.
Yonanas uses frozen bananas, the sweeter the better. You know bananas get brown spots and turn mushy. I won’t eat them like that – but at that stage, they’re best for making Yonanas frozen banana custard. Simply peel them, freeze them and, when you’re craving a creamy frozen treat, allow them to sit at room temperature for a few minutes and then put them through the Yonanas machine. Easy.
I’m a purist. I like my Yonanas using bananas and nothing else. My family has experimented with frozen bananas and all sorts of other frozen fruits as well as chocolate chips, cookie mix-ins and all varieties of toppings. In fact, my kids like Yonanas so much, they each wanted one for their respective homes. And, friends to whom I’ve served Yonanas desserts report that they’ve bought their own machines.
Here are a couple of recipes from the Yonanas website:
Chocolate Yonanas
Ingredients:
2 frozen ripe bananas, 2 oz dark chocolate
Directions:
1. Insert one frozen banana
2. Add 2 oz dark chocolate
3. Insert second frozen banana
4. Stir in bowl to combine
Variations: Sprinkle with shredded coconut. Stir in your favorite nuts.
Coffee Yonanas
Ingredients: 2 frozen ripe bananas, 2 teaspoons finely ground espresso powder (decaf espresso optional).
Directions:
1. Sprinkle espresso powder over bananas
2. Insert frozen bananas
3. Stir in bowl to combine
Variation: Stir in nuts.
Lemon Raspberry Yonanas
Ingredients:
2 frozen ripe bananas, 1 tbsp lemon
(zest of one lemon), 1?2 cup frozen raspberries
Directions:
1. Insert one frozen banana
2. Add 1 tbsp lemon zest
3. Add 1?2 cup frozen raspberries
4. Insert second frozen banana
5. Stir in bowl to combine
Bananas aren’t your thing? No problem. Yonanas makes delicious fruit sorbets too.
Blueberry Sorbet
Ingredients:
1 C frozen blueberries. Let fruit thaw 7-10 minutes.
Directions:
1. Insert slightly thawed frozen blueberries.
Enjoy!
Melon Sorbet
Ingredients:
½ C frozen chopped cantaloupe, ½ C frozen seedless watermelon, ¼ C frozen chopped honeydew. Let fruit thaw 7-10 minutes.
Directions:
1. Insert ¼ C slightly thawed frozen cantaloupe
2. Insert ¼ C slightly thawed frozen seedless watermelon
3. Insert ¼ C slightly thawed frozen honeydew
Repeat
Yonanas also makes great frozen pie fillings. The following recipe is from Yonanas fan Brenda West:
Grasshopper Pie
Ingredients: Frozen Bananas, Andes Mint Chocolates, Chocolate Cookie Crust
Directions:
In a food processor, pulse sandwich cookies until they resemble grains of sand
2. Form crust in pie shell and freeze until it sets
3. Alternate frozen bananas and pieces of Andes Mint Chocolates in Yonanas maker
4. Stir in bowl to combine and fold into pie shell
5. Freeze minimum four hours or overnight
6. Thaw 5 minutes before serving in order to cut pie evenly
With Yonanas you are limited only by your imagination.
What’s your favorite Yonanas recipe? Leave a comment in the Comments Section below to share … Thanks!
xo, Melody
Yonanas, $49.95, is available at major retailers nationwide, on the Yonanas website and at Amazon.com by clicking the following …
