Anything with bananas thats good for ALL taste buds!?!?!?!

Twoisacharm ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 2:30 pm

I have a whole bunch of bananas that some how never got touched -dont want them to go bad but they are too soft for eating straight

I made a honey banana cake was sooo good but was wondering if anyone has any other ideas???

YALT ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 2:33 pm

dip bananas in melted chocolate, and then freeze.
can also dip into nuts, cookie crunch, sprinkles....

big hit with all ages!

↑ Twoisacharm ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 2:35 pm

YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! def gonna do that with the rest of them sounds deliciously sinful

ra_mom ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 2:49 pm

I also like banana splits made with sour cream and sugar, and banana/strawberry malteds made with vanilla ice cream, or with milk and ice cubes.

↑ Twoisacharm ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 7:12 pm

ok the banana dipped in chocolate went REALLY well I got my 3 yr old to eat chicken salad which he stuffed down on the promise of a chocolate banana!!!!!!
gonna try the splits tomorrow!!!!

Tamiri

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 7:37 pm

You can freeze bananas and use them to make cake at a later date. I freeze them in packages the size of the recipe (1 cup, 1.5 cup etc.)

↑ YALT ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 8:01 pm

Twoisacharm wrote:

ok the banana dipped in chocolate went REALLY well I got my 3 yr old to eat chicken salad which he stuffed down on the promise of a chocolate banana!!!!!!
gonna try the splits tomorrow!!!!

2 years ago Pesach, my sister had a whole case of bananas that no one touched. The peels were all DARK BROWN from top to bottom. But the inside was as YELLOW as possible & perfectly ripe. But noone would touch it because of the peels. So we made it all into chocolate covered bananas, & they all went.
We had to hide a few for those who don't eat chocolate on Pesach to be able to enjoy them after pesach.

↑ ra_mom ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 8:05 pm

YALT wrote:

Twoisacharm wrote:

ok the banana dipped in chocolate went REALLY well I got my 3 yr old to eat chicken salad which he stuffed down on the promise of a chocolate banana!!!!!!
gonna try the splits tomorrow!!!!

Any way I can make this if I don't have chocolate in the house, only cocoa?

↑ ra_mom ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 8:09 pm

Nope. I guess I'll just buy chocolate to keep in the house for those too ripe bananas that I have at the end of each week.
Thanks!

MidwestMommy

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 8:22 pm

When I have bananas about to go bad, I make banana bread in the bread machine. Soooo yummy and I don't even like bananas! Smile

greenfire

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 9:53 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Any way I can make this if I don't have chocolate in the house, only cocoa?

cocoa / oil / sugar ...

1 ounce semi-sweet baking chocolate = 1 tablespoon cocoa + 3 1/2 teaspoons sugar + 2 teaspoons shortening

btw OP not ALL taste buds like bananas ...

try making smoothies with yogurt, milk, bananas (they could be frozen) and choc syrup ... in a blender

nicole81 ↓

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 9:58 pm

how many bananas can you coat with a bag of chocolate chips?

I'm trying to figure out if this would be a worthwhile treat (trying to do weight watchers!)

↑ ra_mom

Wed, Apr 22 2009, 11:13 pm

greenfire wrote:

ra_mom wrote:

Any way I can make this if I don't have chocolate in the house, only cocoa?

Thanks Greenfire!

BeershevaBubby

Thu, Apr 23 2009, 12:59 am

I just made banana-walnut-choc. chip 'bread'...

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 small)
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Grease bottom only of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan; set aside.

Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips and walnuts in a large mixer bowl; blend well on medium speed. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-70 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

↑ Twoisacharm ↓

Thu, Apr 23 2009, 9:30 am

I know greenfire thats why I was looking for disguises.....last rosh hashana I made a honey cake with about three bananas inside and my mother who apparently loathes fruit in food, ate more than half the cake in a sitting

I told her afterwards wat was init and she freeeeaked - it was funny Twisted Evil

↑ nicole81 ↓

Thu, Apr 23 2009, 10:08 am

pleeeeeease someone answer my question!!! chocolate covered bananas sound absolutely heavenly!

do I melt chocolate chips to do this? how many bananas can a bag of chips cover?

DefyGravity

Thu, Apr 23 2009, 10:13 am

You can replace oil in most cakes with mashed bananas.

There's also this DELICIOUS chocolate banana cake from one of the Susie cookbooks.