Yonanas Healthy Frozen Dessert Maker
Our family has been phasing out processed foods including most of those yummy desserts from the freezer section that my children clamor for nightly. I first noticed Yonanas at our local Target store while browsing. The thought intrigued me but I seriously wondered if my children would happily eat “ice cream” made from frozen bananas.
The simplicity of the Yonanas machine reeled me in. The only ingredients in this dessert are 100% all natural frozen fruit. The box says that it will turn those over-ripe bananas into a delicious and creamy treat that looks and tastes like soft serve ice cream. I figured if I mixed in more than just bananas it might just make it past the clan.
I am excited to have the option of serving my family a healthy frozen treat after dinner instead of the high fat, high sugar processed junk they had been eating on a cone.
Here’s why Yonanas is healthy:
- A bowl of Simply Yonanas (1/2 C serving) = approximately 100 calories. Add in your favorite fruits like blueberries and raspberries or even some high antioxidant dark chocolate and you have created a healthy and delicious treat. The calories may bump up a little bit but you started with an amazing fruit foundation!
- Bananas are high in potassium, a mineral that helps in the building of muscles and protein synthesis.
- Bananas contain all natural energy from three natural sugars: sucrose, fructose and glucose. No other fruit contains more digestible carbohydrates.
- Bananas contain NO sodium, fat or cholesterol.
- Bananas are high in fiber and much of its fiber is soluble, the kind that can help lower cholesterol.
- Bananas are called “brain food” because of its high level of potassium, important for the brain to function.
- Called the “good mood food”, Bananas contain Vitamin B6 and tryptophan content, which help elevate feelings of pleasure.
- Yonanas are a great natural source of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, copper, and even protein
- When you add in other fruits and nuts like raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, peanuts, almonds to the base of bananas, you add more nutrition including: vitamin C, vitamin K, magnesium, folate, iron, calcium, protein, manganese, more potassium and dietary fiber, and loads of antioxidants, making Yonanas a super Superfood.
Setting up the Yonanas machine was very simple and uncomplicated. I had frozen some of our overripe bananas ahead of time by cutting them in pieces and places them in a freezer bag. The instructions mention to set the frozen fruit out for several minutes until they begin to “sweat” a little before using.
Making the Yonanas was as simple as turning the machine on and inserting the fruit. Using the plunger to gently push the fruit through we began to see our Yonanas! The kids took a quick nibble and decided they wanted to get creative. The plain banana was “ok” as they said, but they wanted “all that jazz”. They pushed through some peanut butter and a few dark chocolate chips (yes, I know those are processed a bit… baby steps).
Once they realized you could be creative the gears started moving. Out came a bag of frozen mixed fruit to add to the mix. This time we started with the banana base, then mixed fruit and some dark chocolate chips.
Here are our finished products side by side. Once you’ve pushed all of the ingredients through, you give it a good turn with a spoon to mix it all together and you have a fabulous finished product. So… they look beyond yummy… but how did everyone like it?
Yonanas was a huge hit! My biggest critics were my happiest customers. Since that night we have used the Yonanas machine several times a week for our nightly snack. The kids enjoy creating their own concoctions and I love that even if they ask for a BIG bowl I can say yes. There are so many possibilities with the Yonanas machine. Check out their recipes page to view just a few of them!
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I love that it’s parts are dishwasher safe!!!
I love that it’s parts are dishwasher safe!!!
I have never seen this before. I love that you can take fruit and make it seem decadent. I so need to get one of these!
I love how easy this is to clean up! (I apologize if this is a duplicate. Momentary computer freak out)
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It has been demonstrated on Dr Oz and on QVC.
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I looked at their recipes. I really want to make the blackberry vanilla bean “ice cream.”
I would want to try this delicious treat with this product, they have many great recipes on their website!! Nutella is a girls second best friend (after chocolate of course! lol) http://www.yonanas.com/recipes/nutty-for-nutella/
I like you can also make a sorbet
I love that it is BPA free and easy. Easy to make, easy to clean.
I learned you can buy the machine at Target
I learned that there are tons of recipes on their website. Coffee yonanas sounds delicious!
I’d love to try to make the mixed berry pie with chocolate crust with it!! Sounds wonderful!
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I love that it’s healthy!
I learned you freeze the over-riped bananas for 24 hrs then use them
What a great invention! Love the heathy choice for ice cream.We would be a hit among the granddaughters.
I love that the parts that need to be cleaned are dishwasher safe!
I love that the parts that need to be cleaned are dishwasher safe!
I like that there are endless possible fruit combinations you can make, besides the easy clean up!
I love the concept of Yonanas! I think it’s a great way to reduce artificial sugar/food intake, increase fruit consumption, and is a great alternative to fatty ice cream. I love that it’s vegan-friendly, too.
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I can buy it at target or amazon
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I love how easy it is to clean
I LOVE that Yonanas turns frozen Bananas into a yummy, ice cream dessert! A much healthier choice for my children! They love ice cream (of course) but dairy seems to bother there stomachs so this would be so nice!
I love that it’s dishwasher safe!!!
That its easy to clean!!!
Yonanas was featured on The Doctors.
I Like the recipe section, especially the Mixed Berry Sorbet recipe.
i have looked at this in the store and at the website and love the idea of it
I love that it’s easy to clean and the chocolate yonanas recipe looks absolutely delish!
I learned that Yonanas are a great natural source of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron and many others.
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I learned that it is BPA free.
Wash the pieces in soapy water or the dishwasher. This would have been perfect when I was prepping for my cancer treatment and had to eat a low iodine diet!!
I learned there are only five parts to clean
it uses fresh fruit
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It’s dishwasher safe!
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never heard of this before..i want one..thanks
It is easy to clean, dishwasher safe!
I learned Bananas contain all natural energy from three natural sugars: sucrose, fructose and glucose. No other fruit contains more digestible carbohydrates. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
i’d love to try yonanas, i like that it makes creating a healthy frozen dessert so easy
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dishwasher safe so easy to clean
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I learned that the yonanas machine has a really simple clean-up. That’s important, too! lebl9077@bellsouth.net
A bowl of Simply Yonanas (1/2 C serving) = approximately 100 calories
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easy to clean
I love that it’s easy to clean and it sounds like fun! Thank you!
I am going to be able to make healthy desserts with this Thank you!!
I really love that it all could go into the diswasher safely
I really like how it can be easily unassembled and cleaned and then put back together again.
I like the easy assemble and washing!
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I like how easy it seems to use and clean!
Looking at the recipes I would like to make the Chocolate Raspberry Yonanas
I learned it is dishwasher safe.
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I learned that you should take over ripened bananas and freeze them for 24 hours to use in the machine but any frozen fruit can be used.
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That there is also a Sweepstakes to enter.
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I learned it has been demonstrated on Dr Oz and on QVC.
I love that all the parts are dishwasher safe
I learned that the parts are dishwasher safe, which is key (and more than I can say for my ice cream maker!)
I saw the recipe for the kiwi sorbet…would definitely be a huge hit in our house!
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I like the endless combinations you can make
I like that it’s very easy to clean.
bpa free!
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it’s dishwasher safe
This is so cool… I actually saw this in the store but didn’t pay much attention to it.. I love that you can take real fruit and make a tasty frozen dessert!
You have to freeze the bananas for 24 hours before using them.
Bananas are high in potassium, a mineral that helps in the building of muscles and protein synthesis.
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I learned you can use any fruit, not just bananas
I love the whole thing! I would use it all the time.
Easy to clean? I figured it would be kinda messy. Score!
I love that it’s dish washer safe also love that it’s not also ice cream but fruit yogurt 🙂 this looks so good
I love that you can make so many different, healthy things.
A bowl of Yonanas is only 100 calories.
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bpa free
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I’d love to try the Tiramisu Yonanas recipe!
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What a great product. Looks yummy AND healthy, great combo!
I love how easy it is to clean and with all the different additions you can make to the recipes the possibilities are endless!
I learned that there are lots of recipes & you don’t always have to use bananas. This would be so much better for my kids than ice cream.
I want to try the Strawberry Pineapple Sorbet recipe, but everything sounds good!
Bananas contain all natural energy from three natural sugars: sucrose, fructose and glucose. No other fruit contains more digestible carbohydrates.
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i learned they have recipies…would love to try their tiramisu recipie!
I learned you can buy this at Target.
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It has been demonstrated by Dr. Oz.
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The Chia Yonanas recipes looks good.
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Great way to use fresh fruit
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A bowl is a half cup serving
I love the recipe section! The melon sorbet sounds delish!!! http://www.yonanas.com/recipes/melon-sorbet/
I learned it’s BPA free, which I love, and looks pretty easy to clean.
I love that it is dishwasher safe and easy to clean up! I have been wanting to try this out for awhile now. It looks awesome!
I’d like to try the Mango Sorbet recipe.
I really liked the recipe for Grasshopper Pie
learned they have a recipe section and I want to make thePeach- Pineapple Yonanas
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I LIKE THE RECIPES.
I learnt that A bowl of Simply Yonanas (1/2 C serving) = approximately 100 calories. Add in your favorite fruits like blueberries and raspberries or even some high antioxidant dark chocolate and you have created a healthy and delicious treat. The calories may bump up a little bit but you started with an amazing fruit foundation!
I love the recipes listed. Wow, sounds amazing
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I learned that it is easy to clean. I also like the recipes.
tirimisu yonanas sounds amazing! :: drools ::
Super easy to cleanup. That is a must with kids!
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I learned that they have a sweepstake on their page to enter.
I learned that a bowl of Simply Yonanas (1/2 C serving) = approximately 100 calories.
I like how easy the machine is to clean.
i love that it looks and tastes like soft serve ice cream and it’s healthy!!!! SUPER HEALTHY!
I learned several things. I love that it is BPA free and of course a great use of over ripe bananas!
The have recipes on their website, love that!
I like that it’s easy to clean.
I love that it is dishwasher safe and would love to make the cherry banana Yonanas
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I would love to try the Perfectly Peach Yonanas recipe.
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I learned that the banana has a lot of good things in it for us!
I learned you can also make different sorbets.
I love that it’s BPA free!
I want to try the Mixed Berry Sorbet recipe.
I like that its easy to clean.
Love that it is BPA free.
dishwasher safe and easy to use
seems very easy to use and clean
I’d love to try the MIXED BERRIES WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST
I’d love to try the MIXED BERRIES WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST
This looks awesome and yummy!
I like that it’s very little calories for a tasty snack!
it is bpa free
i like that it is BPA free and easy.
I love that it’s easy to take a part and clean. I have a hard time taking apart our blender and it drives me crazy!
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I like that it is easy to clean. You can dismantle it to wash in soapy water or the dish washer.
The recipes they have look really tasty!
The maker is BPA free.
It’s easy to use and easy to clean!
I learned that bananas contain NO sodium, fat or cholesterol.
I like the Blueberry Pomegranate recipe.
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my son is vegan this would be great for him!
I learned that Bananas are high in fiber and much of its fiber is soluble, the kind that can help lower cholesterol
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The easy to clean part is what I like.
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I like the Nutty for Nutella Yonanas recipe
This is much healthier for dessert!
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easy 2 clean is important for me.
i like that it’s easy to clean thanks so much
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easy to clean up
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love that its easy to use and easy to clean
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I want to make the Blackberry Vanilla Bean Yonanas recipe.
I learned that it is easy to make and the parts are easy to clean.
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The dessert maker is BPA free!
i would LOVE to win one of these. On their site i love this recipe http://www.yonanas.com/recipes/blueberry-pomegranate/
I love the recipes!
it tastes like ice cream
Oh I would love this for my grandkids! I like that “Wash the pieces in soapy water or the dishwasher.” Easy clean-up.
I like how easy it is to clean!
I like that you can add other fruits to the bananas. I’d be using a lot of strawberries too with it.
This is such a healthy desert option! I would love to try the nutella flavor!
I love how simple it is to use, no more leftover fruit in this house!
I like that I can make a healthy but delicious snack…and one that gets servings of fruit in my daily diet plus other vitamins and nutrients!
I would love to have one of these machines! I have made these desserts with my magic bullet and they do taste great!
I like that it’s easy to clean!
I’d really like to try their Mixed Berry Sorbet recipe
I learned that you have to peel the bananas before freezing them (I suppose you wouldn’t have very easy of a time peeling a frozen banana.
I learned that A bowl of Simply Yonanas (1/2 C serving) = approximately 100 calories.
It looks easy to clean 🙂
I learned that it’s dishwasher safe.
I learned that all the parts are dishwasher safe
Hello, Mango Sorbet. I love you.
I like the Chocolate Coconut Yonanas recipe
I like that it is easy to clean.
Clean it in the dishwasher
I love how easy it is to clean!
Yonanas dessert maker is the best and easy-to-use kitchen appliance for creating ice-cream like smooth textured desserts from frozen bananas and all other frozen fruits. I would highly suggest buying this Yonanas dessert maker for making healthy frozen treats on your own.