I’m not sure where I came across this, but if you’re worried about the number of calories (or gluten) in typical pancakes and you like bananas, this recipe is for you. Make banana pancakes by mashing a ripe banana and mixing with two eggs. Add your favorite pancake spices, like cinnamon and vanilla, and then cook like a pancake. Serve with your favorite toppings. I’ve been using honey from our bee hive, my homemade applesauce, and/or strawberry jam. I really enjoy them!
Tropical “ice cream” made by pureeing frozen banana slices, peach slices, and watermelon chunks in a food processor, with a little milk to help them combine. Quite the delicious treat after my 72 mile hot and hilly bike ride today!
Birthday desserts, ready to be eaten!
A few weeks ago, it was that time again. Time for the husband and I to jointly celebrate our birthdays by inviting people over and providing waaaaaayyyyy more desserts than the group could possibly consume. Last year’s selections were a hit and this year was no exception.
The menu:
We had left overs of everything. Luckily I hid some of the extra banana cream pie that wouldn’t fit in the pie pan, because that pie pan was clean by the end of the night!
Blueberry crumble cake (bottom left), banana cream pie (top), chocolate crazy cake (bottom right)
Chai cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Fat free ginger cookies
First time using this nice pie pan. Definitely need to make banana cream pie again.
Crumbled graham crackers, sugar and mashed bananas made up the crust.
Crust ingredients mixed together
Crust pressed into pan and baked. The small white crocks were for the left over crust. The recipe made way too much for my pie pan.
Cooking the cream filling.
First layer of cream filling and first layer of bananas.
Second layer of cream filling and the final layer of banana slices. The pie then just had to set for hours in the fridge, so make this early if you decide to make it!
I have a love of bananas. I buy more of them than I can eat and once they are too ripe or almost too ripe I’m faced with what to do with my leftover bananas.
Over the years I’ve come up with strategies for dealing with my banana problem.
Now I have a new strategy to add to my list: chocolate covered frozen banana pops! After realizing I was never going to eat a white chocolate rabbit in the pantry, I decided to put it to good use.
My first step was to slice bananas into about 1.5″ slices and stab them with a small wooden stick. I had left over coffee stirrers from a Starbucks coffee package that worked perfectly. You can also use wooden skewers that you cut into smaller pieces. I put the bananas on parchment paper on a plate and put them in the freezer. A few hours later they were frozen solid.
Next I chopped the chocolate up:
I microwaved the chocolate on 50% power for short intervals (30 / 15 seconds) and stirred it until all the lumps were gone.
I got out the bananas and dipped / rubbed them in the chocolate. I put the bananas back on the parchment paper and into the freezer. Not long after, it was time for me to share the banana pops with my friends!
Very delicious. Not quite as fancy as the delectable chocolate covered frozen bananas made by the food truck Bananarchy, but these are a smaller serving and I don’t have to drive to downtown Austin. Maybe next time I’ll try adding toppings like Bananarchy does. Yum!
Laura Makes 