In the heat there is nothing better than cooling off with foods rich in water and cold dishes, such as fruit, salads of various kinds, smoothies or juices, cold pasta. For me, the emblem of summer is represented by two dishes: one is ice cream, to be enjoyed by the sea or instead of lunch; the other is a grilled fish accompanied by a nice glass of cold and slightly sparkling white.
Obviously, when it comes to ice cream it’s like talking about a universe with planets that are only apparently similar . We have the traditional ice cream, that of the ice cream parlor that uses industrial preparations, the industrial one and finally home-made ice cream. There are also ice cream diets, for example Dr. Migliaccio’s ice cream diet , the popsicle dietand so on.

On homemade ice cream, many use an ice cream machine to make it. It goes without saying that the best ice cream machines are also the most expensive, the ones equipped with an autonomous cooling motor. In short, an expense not for everyone.

Instead, there are recipes that are easy to make at home that do not involve the use of an ice cream maker.
Some are light ice creams to be prepared and enjoyed on the spot, others can be kept in the freezer, taking care to take them out for 10 to 15 minutes before enjoying them.

And in this article we see 6 light ice cream recipes, ranging from easy to super easy, they are dietetic, have common ingredients, and can also be eaten by those on a diet, perhaps for breakfast or to replace a meal.

6 LIGHT ICE CREAM RECIPES TO MAKE AT HOME… BUT WITHOUT ICE CREAM

1. The ranking starts with the easiest of all. The stick banana or banana ice cream light.

   To make it you will need a small spatula, sticks or toothpicks to ship, and of course the ingredients including bananas.

   They are an unbeatable and natural snack.
   

   Each light banana ice cream has only 60 calories, personalized with more delicious additions 80: they can be safely stored in the freezer. Click here for the recipe .

2. Frozen yogurt.

   Frozen yogurt is another type of ice cream that is very easy to make, you will need a blender-chopper. The problem with frozen yogurt is that it generally can’t be stored in the freezer. Either you eat it straight away or nothing. But I have two recipes, one with mango (which can be replaced by peaches) and one with banana that can keep in the freezer.
   

   And with just 130 calories per serving. The recipe is here.

3. Smart light ice cream … with leftovers.

   Ice cream with leftovers is an ice cream so to speak poor, which is made with two surplus products: egg whites and jam.
   
   If you have 450 grams of jam to dispose of, especially orange or berries, then blend it together with 2 packs of Fage skimmed Greek yogurt (about 350 grams) and add a tablespoon of liqueur to your taste. Separately, whisk 6 egg whites until stiff. If you want to pasteurize them at home first to avoid problems, follow these tips (the last item). Add the whipped egg whites to your yogurt and jam mixture.
   Put the mixture in the freezer and you will get 10 portions of ice cream. Calories per serving: 110.

4. Cocoa protein ice cream.

   For this recipe you will need light cream cheese, a banana, Greek yogurt and cocoa. It can also be done with protein powders.