Very Demure: 10 Summer Dessert Alternatives To Ice Cream

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The moment the weather heats up, everyone wants frozen treats. You’re looking for every way to cool down, from outside to inside. You use the thermostat. You take cold showers. You wear lighter clothes. And ultimately, you eat cool foods to cool down from the inside. Interestingly enough, while the frozen treat ice cream seems to lower your body temperature, its high-fat content actually warms you up. So if you need another reason to look for alternatives to this food besides the calories, climate comfort may be one. But it just wouldn’t be summer without frozen treats, right? There’s something nostalgic about eating something sweet and icy on hot days. Everyone deserves that, regardless of dietary requirements.

Fortunately, there are tons of ways to satisfy your need for a sweet, frozen treat without turning to traditional dairy ice cream. If you get creative, you can enjoy sweet, icy foods that add almost nothing to your calorie count, and even provide some nutrition. Some of these items can be made from things you already have at home, and others are store-bought goodies we wanted to feature. Here are some refreshing ice cream alternatives for your summer frozen treats.

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Blended frozen bananas

Sometimes it feels like you bring a bundle of bananas home, turn around, look back, and they’ve gone from green to brown. Very few people like to eat overripe bananas, raw. They can be good to add to baked goods, so that’s one way to put them to use, but when it’s hot, you don’t really want baked banana bread or banana muffins. Instead of tossing out your brown bananas, freeze them. Once they’re frozen, toss them in the blender and blend them up. That’s it. The naturally creamy consistency of this fruit yields a tasty treat with a texture similar to sorbet, and it contains potassium and other vitamins and minerals.