Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Yield: Makes about 16 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 very ripe banana, slightly mashed
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Banana Cake

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted (1stick)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, yogurt, or milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)

FOR THE TOPPING

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Kelsey's Essentials, Cooking Channel

TOTAL TIME: 35 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min

YIELD: 24 cookies
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 overripe bananas, mashed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips (about half a 12-ounce bag)

Banoffee Mess

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 3 hr 0 min

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 2 sticks)
• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
• Pinch salt
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 to 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
• 1 to 2 tablespoons honey (test banana sweetness)

Directions:

1. Cut the bananas into 1-inch pieces and freeze.
2. Put the frozen bananas in a food processor and puree, scraping down sides periodically, until smooth.
3. Add the peanut butter and honey and puree.
4. Serve immediately or refreeze until ready to enjoy.

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Banana Bread

Two recipes to choose from.

Ingredients

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Directions

• No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). 
• With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. 
• Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. 
• Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.
• Add the flour last, mix. 
• Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. 
• Bake for 1 hour. 
• Cool on a rack. 
• Remove from pan and slice to serve.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.
• Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.