Yonanas Giveaway!
Have you heard of Yonanas? I just discovered this super cool machine a few weeks ago and love it.
With the Yonanas machine, you can make soft serve banana ice cream in minutes with just one ingredient: bananas! (See how it works in a video here.) I’ve prepared similar banana ice creams with my food processor or Vitamix, but honestly the results have not been as creamy or as easy to serve as the Yonanas version.
With the machine and a few frozen bananas, you can make sweet ice cream in a flash that’s completely gluten-, dairy-, and refined sugar-free. If you’re like me and can’t resist throwing in a few berries, no problem. The machine comes with a recipe guide explaining how to incorporate frozen fruits into your banana ice cream. It’s easy.
When I tried the Yonanas machine for the first time, I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical. I went into the kitchen armed with a bag of frozen bananas and a few questions:
- Will this really taste as creamy as soft serve? Yes, it does! Yonanas purees the bananas so effortlessly that the resulting treat tastes just like banana ice cream.
- Can I make a bowl of ice cream with just one banana? Unfortunately, no. That’s the only drawback to this machine. You must use at least two bananas in order to yield good results. I love bananas, but don’t want to eat two in one sitting. Since it’s impossible to make a single serving, I tried freezing the remaining soft serve in a small container to eat another day. After a quick thaw at room temperature, it tasted great.
- Is this machine difficult to clean? No, it’s very simple. Although some of the soft serve sticks to the blade of the machine, taking it apart is very easy and you can simply scrape out whatever is still in the machine with a spoon. The parts are easy to rinse with hot water. (Bonus: All of the parts are BPA-free.)
The Giveaway
UPDATE 7/1/12 – This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered!
Yonanas has generously offered to give one Daily Bites reader a brand spankin’ new Yonanas machine, just in time for the hot summer days ahead! Here’s how to enter:
- Leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite summer treat is.
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BONUS entries:
- Follow Daily Bites on Facebook and/or Twitter and leave a comment telling me you did.
- Follow Yonanas on Facebook and/or Twitter and leave a comment telling me you did.
- Tweet about this giveaway using @hallieklecker in your message so I can find it and leave a comment telling me you did.
This giveaway is open to residents of the United States, age 18 or older. Giveaway will be open until 10:00 am CST on July 1, 2012. Winner will be notified that they have won via email. (If winner does not respond to email within 72 hours, another winner will be chosen.)
Good luck!
(Thanks to Yonanas for sponsoring this giveaway.)
blueberry-peach cobbler. wouldn’t that make a great frozen yogurt/yonanas flavor?!
My favorite summer treat is ice cream! I’ve been exploring healthy alternatives lately and would love to try Yonanas!
I like Daily Bites on Facebook.
I followed Yonanas on Twitter!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/bonnie0128/status/218151962586263555
Fresh fruit .. watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, whatever is coming into season. I can’t get enough of fruit in the summer.
Frozen yogurt is my favorite during the summer :)
Favorite summer treat – blueberries!
My favorite summer treat is… tuna avocado mustard cucumber sandwiches!!!
Liked Daily Bites on Facebook!
Liked Yonanas on Facebook!
Ice cream in a waffle cone!
Home-made Sangria with lots of fresh seasonal fruit!
Since I was raised in New Orleans, snow balls will always be my favorite summer treat. I love ice cream flavor; I know it seems strange, but it tastes so good
We love homemade frozen yogurt in our house! We use our processor to make banana peanut butter frozen yogurt, but this machine looks like a dream! Maybe our home will become its new home :)
PS. I’m following you and Yonanas on Twitter!
I follow Daily Bites on facebook.
I follow Yonanas on facebook.
Ice cream is my all time favorite. I eat it all year!
I liked Daily Bites on Facebook.
I liked Yonanas on Facebook.
I love chocolate coconut ice cream the best! This machine looks fun!
Thanks
My favorite summer treat is homemade watermelon, peach, mango, and coconut popsicles!
I already like you on FB!
Liked Yohanas on FB.
My favorite summer treat is fresh-picked blackberries.
One tweet just won’t be enough! I’ll also be mentioning the Yonana machine to everyone I know.
@yonanas ! How did we get along without you! The whole family is so excited that DS has wonderful frozen soft serve to eat!
I’ve seen Yonanas at Bed Bath and Beyond, but like you, was doubtful of the results. Good to hear that it lives up to its claims. I’m a fiend for frozen mango in the summer. Peel it, chunk it and put in the freezer just long enough to firm up! Of course mango Yonanas might be a pretty interesting option!!!!
My favorite summer treats are locally made popsicles (Viva Pops) sold at my farmer’s market. The flavors are all-natural, organic infusions.
Favorite summer treat is watermelon or Greek yogurt with honey. I follow yonanas on FB.
Just wanted to let you know, in case I had forgotten to, waitdonteatthat is following both you and Yonana’s on Twitter! Thank you for all your great info!
The Yonana creations are so yummy, I could tweet about them many times a day. I will restrain myself, though. Have a Happy Fourth & make a red, white, and blue yonana with raspberries, banana, and blueberry layered treat!