Some of you might remember banana paddlepops. I'm not sure if they were only an Australian thing, but they had (have? Man I'm getting old) a lion as their mascot, and they're basically a very strong banana flavoured ice cream on a stick, sold for $1 at the local fish and chips shop.

I set out to recreate that flavour, mostly because I just got my scales in and wanted to make a juice up, and also because I fucking love banana and I love paddlepops.

Anyway, here's the recipe.

Ingredient | % ---|--- Banana Cream TFA | 3% Fresh Cream FA | 1% French Vanilla TFA | 3% Toasted Marshmallow TFA | 3% Banana Ripe TFA | 3% Vanilla Bean Gelato TFA | 2%

Mix to 75% VG.

The Vanilla Bean Gelato gives it that tang, along with the Banana Ripe. They both worth really well together.

The Banana Cream is a more mellow banana, and adds to the soft creamy base. Fresh Cream is in there because it is great, and gives it a little bit more creaminess without adding too much flavour. The Toasted Marshmallow gives it that sweetness which it needs, it's a bit... bland without it. You could probably use EM or Sucralose in there instead, but I wanted that almost caramel flavour that comes with the Toasted Marshmallow.

If you wanted it to feel like an ice cream, perhaps .5-1% of Koolada would help. I haven't tried that, though.

Overall, pretty happy with this juice. Let me know if you try it or if you add anything else!