Banana Recipes

Ripe banana recipes for banana cake, banana pudding, banana smoothie and banana split.

Strawberry Split Banana Boat

What You Need:

1. 1 banana
   
   
2. 2 tsp. strawberry preserves
   
   
3. 2 tsp. whip topping
   
   
4. 1 tsp. raisins
   
   

How to Make It:

1. Peel and split the banana down the center
   
   
2. Place the banana in a boat shaped dish
   
   
3. Fill the middle with the strawberry preserves
   
   
4. Add the whip topping over the top
   
   
5. Sprinkle with the raisins

Pineapple preserves work well also. Add a few chopped strawberries for a little extra treat.

Serves : 1

Banana Cream Pudding

What You Need:

1. 1/2 stick cream cheese
   
   
2. 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
   
   
3. 1 cup heavy cream
   
   
4. 1/2 packet unflavored gelatin
   
   
5. 1 pack sugar free, fat free banana cream pudding mix
   
   
6. 1/2 cup hot water

How to Make It:

1. In a medium size bowl combine gelatin, pudding mix, and cream
   
   
2. Mix in an electric mixer
   
   
3. Add ricotta cheese and water and mix
   
   
4. Gradually add in cream cheese

Eat right away if you choose or let sit in fridge for 15 min for a cool treat.

Serves : 4

Accra Banana Peanut Cake

What You Need:

1. 1 1/4 cups softened butter
   
   
2. 2 cups sugar
   
   
3. 4 beaten eggs
   
   
4. 4 cups flour
   
   
5. 1/4 cup cake flour
   
   
6. 1 tsp salt
   
   
7. 4 tsp baking powder
   
   
8. 1/2 tsp baking soda
   
   
9. 8 mashed bananas
   
   
10. 1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
    
    
11. 1/2 cup sugar
    
    
12. 1 tsp cinnamon

How to Make It:

1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar
   
   
2. Add the eggs and beat to combine
   
   
3. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
   
   
4. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the bananas and peanuts.
   
   
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean
   
   
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack
   
   
7. Mix and stir together the 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon
   
   
8. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the top of the cake as soon as you remove it from the oven
   
   

Makes : 1 - 9 x 13 cake

Banana Blueberry Smoothie

What You Need:

1. 2 bananas
   
   
2. 1/2 cups blueberries
   
   
3. 1 cup plain yogurt

How to Make It:

1. Peel bananas, slice and place on a cookie sheet
   
   
2. Put in freezer and freeze until solid
   
   
3. Remove from freezer and place in blender
   
   
4. Slice berries and add to blender
   
   
5. Pour in yogurt
   
   
6. Blend until smooth
   
   
7. Pour into glass and serve

Serves : 2

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