[Banana Recipes] Campfire Banana Boats-Grab a spoon, and enjoy your treat!

This is another childhood treat that will bring back memories. These delicious Banana Boats are like a S'mores, but made with bananas.

Ingredients:
1 banana per serving
Hershey's plain milk chocolate bars, broken into pieces or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Large marshmallows or mini marshmallows

Optional Ingredients:
Nuts of your choice
M&N's
Coconut
Chocolate saucer
Caramel Sauce
Preparation:

For each serving:
Cut a slit in your banana peel and banana, the long way (lengthwise), keeping the peel attached on the other end. Do not take the banana skin off.
Fill the banana with marshmallows and chocolate pieces. Add any Optional Ingredients that you may choose.
Replace the peel back around the banana. Tightly wrap the entire banana in aluminum foil.
Either place the foil-wrapped bananas on hot coals or on the grill of your campfire or barbecue for approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until the chocolate and marshmallows are melted.
Once cooked, remove from fire coals or grill (be careful as they will be hot - wear oven mitts), grab a spoon, and enjoy your treat!

 Source:http://whatscookingamerica.net/

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[Banana Recipe] Baked Bananas With Brown Sugar

Bananas are baked with butter and brown sugar, and easy dessert for banana lovers.

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

4 firm bananas

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons melted butter

salt

2 to 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Peel bananas and place in a well greased baking dish. Brush generously with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over bananas. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until bananas are tender. Serve with syrup or a dessert sauce, if desired.

Serves 2 to 4.

Source: http://southernfood.about.com/

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[Banana Recipe] Baked Bananas With Coconut

Easy baked bananas with lemon juice, sugar, and a little coconut. Scroll down to see more baked bananas and banana desserts.

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes

Ingredients:

4 firm bananas

1 to 2 tablespoons melted butter

pinch salt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons granulated sugar

1/2 cup flaked coconut

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Peel bananas and place in a well greased baking dish. Brush generously with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt. Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over bananas, then drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with coconut. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until bananas are tender. Serve with syrup or a dessert sauce, if desired.

Source: http://southernfood.about.com/

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[Banana Recipe] Banana Crepes With Brown Sugar Rum Sauce

Garnish these delicious banana crepes with the brown sugar rum sauce and a few pecans, berries, or more slices of banana and some cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients:

Crepes:
2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
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Sauce:
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons rum
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
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4 to 5 bananas
cinnamon sugar
berries, pecans, or more banana slices for garnish
Preparation:

In a blender, blend eggs with milk. Add the flour, melted butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Blend until smooth. Pour into a container, cover, and refrigerate let stand for 1 hour or refrigerate for up to 12 hours.
To cook, heat a lightly buttered 7" or 8" crepe pan. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter in the hot pan and swirl the pan so the batter coats the bottom of the pan. Cook until the edges begin to brown. Carefully lift with a thin spatula and flip over. Cook for a few seconds, just until lightly browned. Place on a plate and repeat with remaining batter. If you will be storing the crepes for a short time, separate the crepes with small squares of waxed paper.

Make the sauce: In a medium saucepan combine 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup, 2 tablespoons rum, 2 tablespoons butter, the heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. The mixture will foam, so be careful it doesn't boil over. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.

Slice a banana; arrange half of the slices down the center of a crepe and drizzle with a little of the sauce and sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar; roll up and place on a serving plate. If desired, sprinkle with a few berries, extra slices of banana, or pecans. Drizzle the crepe with more rum sauce and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining crepes and bananas. Makes about 8 crepes, depending on size.

Source: http://southernfood.about.com/

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[Banana Recipe] Banana choc - peanut butter ice cream terrine

Ingredients:

1 litre vanilla ice cream

200g chopped banana (2 small bananas)

1/4 lemon, juiced

500ml chocolate ice cream

1/4 cup (70g) crunchy peanut butter

5 Double Delight Oreo biscuits (Peanut Butter 'n' Chocolate Creme)

Method

Line a 21cm x 11cm loaf pan with plastic wrap, allowing extra to hang over the sides. Place half of the vanilla ice cream into a bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Blend the banana and lemon juice until pureed. Fold through the ice cream until well combined. Spread into the base of the pan. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm.

Place the chocolate ice cream in a bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Swirl the peanut butter through the ice cream. Spread over the banana ice cream layer. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm.

Place the remaining vanilla ice cream in a bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Use your hands to roughly crush the biscuits into the bowl. Fold the biscuits through the ice cream. Spread over the chocolate ice cream layer. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight to firm.

To serve, invert onto a chopping board or serving platter. Remove the plastic wrap and cut into slices to serve.

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Source: http://www.taste.com.au

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[Banana Recipe] Jai and Aimee's Banana Malt Smoothie

Jai and Aimee's Banana Malt Smoothie.

Notes
We originally made this without any ice, but didn't get the chilling smoothie effect we were going for, so we added a handful of ice which was much better.
Another idea we have for next time was to freeze the bananas instead.

Serves
Approx. 3

Ingredients
- 3 cups of milk
- 3 over ripe bananas, chopped
- 3 heaped teaspoons of malt powder (we used Horlicks)
- 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- Handful of ice

Method
1. Put the bananas, milk, malt powder and ice cream in to the blender and blend until smooth.

2. Add a handful of ice and pulse until blended in with the smoothie.

3. Pour in to your glasses, add a couple pieces of banana to the top of your smoothie, pop in your straws and enjoy :)

Source:http://aimeehall.blogspot.com/2012/07/delicious-banana-malt-smoothie.html

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[Banana Recipe] How to make Banana Foster Ice Cream Pie

Flaming Bananas Foster is a classic banana dish. Here it is taken to new levels in delicious individual pie tarts by the famous chef, Emeril Lagasse.

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 ripe bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise into halves

1/4 cup banana liqueur

1/2 cup Myers rum

1 quart cream

8 egg yolks

12 three-inch tart shells of graham cracker crust

3/4 cup caramel sauce

4 egg whites

1/4 cup sugar

Preparation:

In a large saute pan, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Add the bananas and baste them with the syrup for 2 minutes. Pull the saute pan off the burner. Carefully add the banana liqueur and rum. Place the pan back on the stove and shake the pan a couple of times. The pan should flame, if not, ignite the pan with a match. Shake the pan back and forth until the flame dies, basting the bananas continuously. Remove from the heat and cool completely. In a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, add the banana mixture and puree until smooth. 

In another saucepan, add the cream. Bring the liquid to a gentle boil. Whisk the egg yolks together. Whisk 1 cup of the hot cream into the egg mixture. Mix thoroughly. In a steady stream, slowly add the egg mixture to the hot cream mixture. Continue to cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Whisk the banana mixture into the cream mixture. Mix thoroughly and cool completely. 

Add the banana/cream mixture to the electric ice cream machine. Process according to manufacturer's directions. Place a tablespoon of the caramel over each tart shell. Spread a heaping 1/2 cup of the ice cream over the caramel sauce, filling each tart shell completely. Place the tarts in the freezer until frozen, about 1 hour. 

In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with a wire whip, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and continue to beat to stiff peaks. Remove the tarts from the freezer and spread the meringue over ice cream. Place the tarts on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake until the meringue is golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve. 

Source: http://homecooking.about.com

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[Recipe] Banana Nut Cheesecake Recipe

Easy cheesecake is bursting with the flavors of bananas, chocolate, and walnuts. This delicious dessert could not be easier to make. If you have hesitated to make cheesecake in the past, this is the recipe to begin with. It is easy enough to make your own chocolate cookie crust, but feel free to use a pre-made crust if you are pressed for time.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients:

Crust:
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
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Cheesecake Filling:
1 medium ripe banana
1 teaspoon lemon juice
16 ounces (2 large blocks) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, divided use
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Tablespoon butter
Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

For the Crust:
Combine chocolate cookie crumbs and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes.

For the Filling:
Mash the banana with the lemon juice. (This will not only add a bit of tang, but also keep the banana from darkening.) Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, mashed bananas, and vanilla until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes on medium speed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well-mixed after each addition. Fold in half of the walnuts.

Pour into the pre-baked crust. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Return to the oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, until set but center is still slightly jiggly. Let cool.

Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave and whisk until combined. Pour into a ziptop bag, squeeze out the air, and seal. Snip a tiny corner from the bag and use it as a pastry bag to drizzle chocolate on the cheesecake.

Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Banana Nut Cheesecake Recipe Photo © 2012 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Source:http://homecooking.about.com/

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[Banana Recipe] Vietnamese Steam Banana Cake with Coconut Milk

By:TrucVy-Zoe's Zone
What do you do with left over bananas? There are many ways to get rid of bananas. You can make banana muffins, smoothies, banana breads, banana ice cream and the list can go on and on.One of my favorite Vietnamese snacks is steam banana cake with coconut milk, (Vietnamese:Bánh Chuối Hấp với Nước Cốt Dừa) . I have made this snack in the past. However, I hate the idea of putting each layer of banana on top of each others while steaming it. It's a lot of work. Therefore, I don't make it as often as I should.

Recently, I found a much simpler recipe by Tamnhualt from VietFun Forum. Her recipe is so fantastic. Not only it easy, fast, yet; it tastes great. I tried it today, and it was so good that you would not believe. Check it out.

After you mixed banana, tapioca flour, sugar, salt, and a few drops of yellow colors together, the texture will look like below.

Here is a closer look.

Steam it for at least 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, let it cool completely. Then take one piece and cut into smaller pieces. Generously pour in a sweet and salty coconut milk and sprinkled with roasted peanuts and toasted sesame seeds.

Ingredients:
-Steam banana
peel the 4 bananas
Add 1/2 tsp of salt
Add 1/3 cup of sugar (you can add more sugar if you like it more sweet.)
Let it sit for a few minutes so the bananas will be come soft and easy to mix with flour.
Add 1 cup of tapioca flour
Mix well
Add 4 drop of yellow food color
-Coconut milk:
1/2 can of coconut milk
1/2 tsp of salt
1 1/2 tsp of tapioca flour
1 1/2 tsp of sugar
2 TBS of tapioca pearl (optional)
-Garnish
toasted sesame seeds
roasted peanuts
Method:
-Mix all the steam banana ingredients together.
-spray your pan/mould with some oil so it will be easy to come off
-pour in the banana mixture
-steam for 45 minutes
-let it cool completely
Presentation:
-cut steamed banana cake into smaller pieces.
-pour coconut milk over
-garnish with roasted peanut and sesame seeds.
Enjoy!
Source:http://trucvy-zoe.blogspot.com/2008/10/bnh-chui-hp-vi-nc-ct-da-vietnamese.html

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