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What is this?

Background Info:
So awhile back, I had a few bananas that were going to be too ripe too soon for my liking.  They weren't ripe enough for banana bread, but past the point I'd regularly eat it plain.  I love fruit smoothies, so I just decided to peel them and stick them in the freezer so I'd always have bananas on hand when I was craving a smoothie.  I learned the best way to make a smoothie. . . use frozen fruit.  Of course, I will take a smoothie in any way, shape, or form - whether the fruit is fresh or frozen.  However, the secret to a texture that is thick, creamy and wonderful is frozen bananas.  I even told my mom about my new find.

Today:
I was on Pinterest looking at a friend's board.  She posted a pin of 'guilt free' ice cream.  I looked at it, and the only ingredient in the recipe  was overripe bananas.  PERFECT.  I had two that never made it into the freezer.  Remember how I said frozen bananas make things thick, creamy and wonderful?  I just knew I had to see if this recipe was for real.  The very next thing I did was cut them up and put them in the freezer.

A Few Hours Later

I got out my roommate's food processor and made myself ice cream out of bananas.  The recipe stated only needing the bananas, but mine wasn't working as well.  It didn't look like the pictures online, so i put in a little vanilla extract and about a tablespoon of milk.  As soon as I did that, the consistency changed and it looked fantastic - like ice cream.  Then I divided my banana ice cream into two, because I wanted to try the peanut butter version like the one online, and I wanted to try it with strawberries.  Both were fantastic.  The banana flavor was definitely still there, but it was still quite delicious.

I just found my new favorite go-to dessert. Is it technically ice cream? No, but that is perfectly fine.