Welcome to The BakerMama Monthly Recipe Challenge! Each month, we’ll all be making the same recipe from TheBakerMama.com. After you’ve made the recipe, leave a review on the recipe’s page for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.
How The Challenge Works
- Make the Recipe: Each month, I will choose a specific recipe from TheBakerMama.com for us all to make! You can find the monthly recipe link and description below.
- Leave a Rating and Review (required entry): Leave a comment (with a valid email address) and rate the recipe with a star rating here on the blog. Include the hashtag #TheBakerMamaRecipeChallenge in your comment to be entered into the challenge. Be sure to leave your email address so we can reach out to you if you’re a winner. To leave a recipe review, scroll all the way to the bottom of the blog post itself where it says “Leave a Reply”.
- Bonus Entry: Share a photo of your recipe creation in my Facebook Group and add the hashtag #TheBakerMamaRecipeChallenge. You’ll get one extra entry for the monthly drawing.
- Win Prizes: One random winner* will be chosen at the end of each month to receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card. We will contact the winner via the email that they leave with their recipe review. *Only residents of the U.S. and Canada are eligible to enter.
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July Recipe Challenge: Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites
Happy July, friends! It’s time to announce this month’s recipe challenge! This month, we’re making my refreshing and delicious Two-Ingredient Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites. These healthy summer treats are easy to make in the food processor, store great in the freezer, and taste amazing. A cool, refreshing summer must-have!!
Tips for Success
- Use Ripe Bananas: The riper the bananas (with brown spots), the sweeter and creamier the bites will be.
- Slice the Bananas: Slicing the bananas before freezing them helps the bananas freeze quicker and more evenly and preserves the bananas’ texture that helps create a thicker, creamier consistency once blended. Whole bananas take longer to freeze and are much harder to blend and usually results in a chunkier banana texture that doesn’t refreeze well when making these bites.
- Freeze Banana Slices First: For the best texture, freeze the banana slices for at least 90 minutes before blending. Blending room-temperature bananas and then freezing the into bites will not create the same smooth, creamy texture that the bites should have once frozen.
- Serve Swiftly: Take them out of the freezer and let set for a few minutes before serving to slightly soften. This improves the creamy texture and makes them easier to bite into without being rock-solid. They melt faster than regular ice cream (since they’re primarily banana), so serve them straight from the freezer for the best experience—especially on hot days.
Previous Challenges
I hope you will join me in this fun and yummy Monthly Recipe Challenge! As always, If you make any of my recipes, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 
I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
