Hit me with your best banana recipes!!

[nothing2lose]

I have bananas which need to be used. I'm bored of my usual recipes. Anyone care to share their favourites?

Thanks

[Pholi]

Banana milkshake - banana, milk, few drops of vanilla essence. And a Tbsp drinking chocolate for choc-banana!

Banoffee Pie - crushed milk arrowroot bikkies mixed with butter for the base, long slow boiled can of condensed milk for the toffee bit, and top with lots of bananas so you can tell yourself it's good for you.

Banana cake - cream 250g butter with 1C caster sugar, add 3 eggs, 3 mashed overripe bananas and 2 cups SR flour. Bake at 180degC for 45 mins-1 hour.

N'Orleans Nanas - Melt a Tbsp of butter with a Tbsp brown sugar in a frying pan. Add a splash of OJ and a banana halved lengthways. Simmer til banana goes soft. Add a splash of your favourite liqueur and a splash of cream and serve the bananas with the hot sauce poured over vanilla icecream.

[Tinks]

I have the same problem atm. I've just made a banana cake and I'm about to make banana pikelets to freeze for the kids lunches.

[forshelby]

Same problem here. I just peeled and froze 4 bananas because I have no idea what to do with them.

[Phteven]

The banana bread recipe on the taste site.

It's the best banana bread yet

Warm banana bread with butter is everyone's favourite breakfast.
Preparation Time

10 minutes
Cooking Time

45 minutes
Makes

10-12 slices
Ingredients

1 cup (150g) plain flour
1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
125g butter, melted, cooled
2 eggs, whisked
3 ripe bananas, mashed

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Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base and side of an 11 x 21cm x 6cm deep (base) loaf pan.

Combine flours, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Whisk butter and eggs together. Stir in banana. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth the surface.

Bake for 45-50 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 10 mins before turning out onto a wire rack. Serve warm spread with butter.

[Phteven]

Sorry. Forgot about your diet.

It's good in smoothies - add a bit of natural yogurt, some wheat germ, a dash of honey...

My sister makes coconut bananas to serve with curry.

2 firm, ripe bananas, peeled, sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Stir it all together - serve with curry as a side to reduce the burn.

[Netix]

Have a fabulous banana cake recipe, the main thing is it uses brown sugar instead of the usual white or raw. Its very moist, and the only banana cake I now make. I'll look for it if you want.

[Liviam]

Yes please Netix - I absolutley love banana cake

[Netix]

Okay,

Banana Cake

2 tblsp butter, soft
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tblsp milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1 tsp baking powder
3 bananas, mashed
1 egg, well beaten

Preheat oven to 170c fan forced, grease and line a cake tin.
Cream together butter and sugar, mix in milk, sifted flour, bicarb, baking powder, and bananas.
Add egg, mix until all combined well.
Pour into prepared tin, bake for 40 mins or until baked.

From the All Recipes website I think... It's a fairly dense cake, not really light like a bread. I've had banana 'bread' from McCafe, which was quite dense, but it was toasted and spread with butter. My point is that this isn't like McCafe banana bread, but I think it would be yum sliced and given a bit of a toast..... Enjoy

[nothing2lose]

Now all these recipes are low carb, low fat and low calorie right???

Thanks everyone!

So far I have used two to make wholemeal and bran banana pikelets for DD's afternoon tea and snack for tomorrow.

[Astrid]

Check out Nigella's site, there is a great recipe for choc banana muffins. 12 muffins use up 3 bananas. 1/4 banana per muffin, that is healthy isn't it?

[Epacris]

I absolutely LOVE freezing ripe bananas and whizzing them up with a bit of milk and Greek yogurt as a smoothie. It’s so much better and creamier if you freeze them before whizzing.

[nothing2lose]

I might try that Rach! Thanks

I have a gorgeous coconut banana cake recipe which I sometimes add dark choc chips to, but I just can't make it. It's too fat-a-licious

[Phteven]

The banana bread recipe in this thread truly is the best ever!!!

[Traveller]

blend bananas with honey, coconut cream, icing sugar and a few blueberries/raspberries or strawberries.

freeze

a few hours later you have banana berry ice cream suitable for dairy free diets

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

The banana bread recipe on the taste site.

It's the best banana bread yet

I made this one with the girls... DELICIOUS!


Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!

[JolyV]

1 egg
1 cup (250 ml) milk
1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 ml) each baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (125 ml) butter, softened
3/4 cup (180 ml) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (180 ml) whole wheat flour
2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour


Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Butter a 9 x 5-inch (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan or line with parchment paper.

In measuring cup, whisk milk with lemon juice; set aside. In a bowl, combine all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

In large bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until blended. Beat in bananas. With a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, making 3 additions of flour and 2 of milk, just until combined.

Spread into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake for 60 to 70 min or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 min. Turn out onto rack to cool completely.

you can to add 1 cup (250 mL) chopped toasted pecans or walnuts and 1/2 cup (125 mL) toffee bits after last addition of flour.

[LimeSlice]

I like to take the banana, peel it, and then eat it. It is pretty amazing...