SHF #7: Molasses Snaps and Banana Ice Cream

This is my first participation in a sugar high friday (and quite a late entry at that).

I made molassas snaps with banana ice cream/smootie. Here is the recipe:

Molasses Snaps

Preheat oven to 350 F

In a pan on low heat combine 2 oz sugar, 2 tbl molasses, and 2 oz butter.

When melted and combined through stirring add 2 oz flour, a pinch of salt, and 2 tsp ginger powder and combine.

Then add the juice of half a lemon, mix, and take off the heat.

Proceed to drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with a silpat mat while reserving 2 tbl of the mixture.

Bake for 10 min.

Form into the desired shapes and let cool.

Banana Ice Cream/Smoothie

In a food processor combine 2 tbl of the molasses snap mixture, 1 frozen ripened banana, 1 tbl sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 shaved ice.

When combined into a smooth mixture place in the freezer to come together.

Dust the snaps with powdered sugar and serve with the frozen banana mixture.

Comments

[Dreska]

Oooh! I like that easy-step banana ice-cream. Will love it over the weekend. Thanks.

[keiko]

Gemma - I'm curious about this recipe, has it got crunch from the snaps? It sounds really tasty!

[gemma]

Dreska, I like your site. The drawings are great! Having a camera is super fun too though.

If I had had some on hand, I would have used real banana ice cream, but this was a good fix for being in a pinch. The banana works really well with the molasses snap flavors, however the banana ice cream as it ended up was really just a last minute thing. It worked out well and I might do it again in a pinch, but it was nothing I would rave about. . ;)

Hi Keiko, yes the snaps are super crunchy. They are baked flat and thin and then rolled into shapes while they are still warm. When they cool they become very crunchy. I sort of made this recipe of after reading other recipes. Here is a picture of a large bowl shaped brandy snap that might help you imagine them better (as my picture turned out a little crummy.) Traditionally they are made in the smaller form and wrapped around a wooden spoon handle to mold.