Spiced Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 cup mashed bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
2. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine. Add brown sugar, sugar, allspice and nutmeg; beat until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture; mix well. Add the sour cream; mix well. Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients; mix well. Add half of the bananas; mix well. Repeat with remaining 1/3 of the dry ingredients and remaining bananas. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake until cake tests done, about 30 minutes. Let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes, and then turn onto wire rack to cool.

Glazed Caramelized Roasted Banana Bread Drop Doughnuts

Ingredients:

* 3 large ripe bananas, cut into 1/2-inch slices
* 2 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
* 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
* Vegetable oil, for frying
* 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup heavy cream
* 1/4 cup sour cream
* 1 egg
* 1 cup cinnamon chips (recommended: Hershey's)

Glaze:

* 1/3 cup milk
* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place sliced bananas into a small baking dish. Top evenly with cubed butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and bubbly. Remove and coarsely mash with a fork, still leaving chunks of bananas. Set aside.
3. Heat 3 inches of oil into a large Dutch oven or large deep-fryer over medium heat, to 350 degrees F.
4. In a large bowl sift the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Gently whisk the heavy cream, sour cream and egg until just combined. Slowly stir banana mixture, cream mixture and cinnamon chips into dry ingredients until just combined.
5. In batches, using a medium cookie scoop (that holds approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons); scoop dough and carefully drop into hot oil, about 8 at a time. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes turning frequently, or until golden brown. Transfer doughnuts with a skimmer onto a paper towel lined plate to drain, until all have been fried.
6. In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, mix the milk, butter, and vanilla until the butter is melted. Slowly add sugar, beating until glaze is smooth. Dip doughnuts into the glaze, turning to coat, and carefully transfer them to a large sheet of waxed paper to dry.

From picky-palate

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
2. Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes. 

Banana Split Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. beat in egg. In a small bowl, combine bananas and milk. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
2. Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Chocolate Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 6 bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup lite sour cream
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar and eggs. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking soda and cocoa; mix well. Blend in sour cream and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.

Banana Orange Bars

Ingredients

• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ORANGE BUTTER FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat bananas, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine dry ingredients; fold into the banana mixture until well mixed. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes; cool.
2. For frosting, cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add orange juice and peel and beat until smooth. Spread over bars. 

We always have ripe bananas sitting around that no one will eat.... 

Roasted Banana Cinnamon Rolls

2 ripe bananas cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 Tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 roll Pillsbury French Bread Loaf
4 Tablespoons softened butter
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 Cup powdered sugar
3-4 Tablespoons heavy cream

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place banana slices and cut up pieces of butter into a small baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Next, use a fork to smash roasted bananas until well combined.

2. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. Unroll Pillsbury French Bread dough into rectangle. Spread with softened butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Place dollops of roasted banana mixture evenly over top. Starting from long end, roll up into log shape. Using a sharp knife, cut 1 inch slices and place onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until just turning golden brown. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes.

3. Whisk powdered sugar and heavy cream until combined; drizzle over top of warm rolls.

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

* ¼ Cup maple syrup or agave nectar
* ¼ Cup brown sugar
* ¼ Cup canola oil
* ¼ Cup mashed bananas
* ½ Cup peanut butter or soy butter
* 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
* A pinch of salt
* 1 Cup oat flour
* ¼ Cup mini chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix together maple syrup/agave nectar, brown sugar, canola oil, peanut butter/soy butter, mashed bananas, and vanilla.
3. Add the flour and salt. Mix to combine.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls and place on baking pan.
6. Press down on the balls of dough with a fork.
7. Bake for 15- 20 minutes.
8. Makes 2 dozen cookies.
9. ENJOY!

From Megan's Munchies

Classic Banana Bread

Ingredients

* 2 Cups all-purpose flour
* 1 Tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 Tsp. salt
* 1/2 Cup butter
* 1 Cup white sugar
* 2 Eggs, beaten
* 4 Mashed overripe bananas
* 1/4 Cup walnuts

Method

1. Preheat Oven to 350°.
2. Lightly grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and white sugar.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
5. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended, then toss in the walnuts.
6. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.
7. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
9. Let bread cool in pan for a bit, then flip it out onto a wire rack.

Zucchini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1.5 cups grated zucchini (squeeze the extra water out of it)
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. 
1. Grate zucchini (either by hand or using a food processor), then squeeze grated zucchini to remove some of the water. Measure 1 1/2 cups zucchini and mix with the mashed bananas.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, beat egg and honey. Stir in the grated zucchini, then the oil.
3. Sprinkle baking soda, baking powder, and salt over the top of this and mix in.
4. Add whole wheat flour and cinnamon to the zucchini/banana mixture and mix until just combined.
5. Fold in chopped pecans and chocolate chips.
6. Spray muffin pan or individual muffin cups with non-stick spray, then divide batter evenly among cups to make 12 muffins. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

The flavor in these is just perfect – not too sweet, but it doesn’t taste like a super-healthy and dense bran muffin, either.


From BranAppetit

Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

(Recipe from Southern Cakes by Nancie McDermott)
Banana Cake
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, softened
1½ cups sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk*
1½ cups mashed ripe banana

Chocolate Frosting
½ cup (1 stick) butter
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup evaporated milk or half-an-half
4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

* If you don’t have buttermilk you can make your own by stirring 1½ teaspoons of vinegar or lemon juice into ½ cup of milk and leaving for 10 minutes.

To make the cake, heat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and stir with a fork to combine well.

In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar and beat well, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one by one, and then the vanilla. Beat well for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl occasionally until you have a smooth batter.

Using a large spoon, stir in half the flour just until it disappears into the batter. Stir in the buttermilk and then the remaining flour the same way. Quickly and gently fold in the mashed banana and then divide the batter between the 2 cake pans.

Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes until the cakes are golden brown, spring back when touched lightly in the centre, and begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Cool for 10 minutes in the pans on wire racks. Then turn out onto the racks to cool completely.

To make the frosting, combine the butter, cocoa and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a gentle boil. Cook, stirring often for about 5 minutes, until the cocoa dissolves into a dark shiny essence. Remove from the heat and stir in the confectioners sugar and vanilla. Beat with a mixer at low speed until you have a thick smooth frosting.

To complete the cake, place one layer, top side down, on a cake plate and spread about 1 cup of frosting evenly over the top. Cover with the second layer placed top side up. Spread the rest of the frosting evenly first over the sides and then covering the top of the cake.

Banana Bread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Bread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

1 cup sugar
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 3)
1/3 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup flour (+ 2 T. for high altitude)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla

To make frosting:Mix butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Gradually add powdered sugar with a spoon and mix until very smooth.

Heat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.Mix bananas, sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with a spoon. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix flour mixture into the banana mixture, stirring to combine, but don't over mix. Add in the mini chocolate chips.Spread batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely and frost with cream cheese frosting. Cut into bars.

Banana Spice Waffles

Banana Spice Waffles

Mix together:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 T. sugar

2 1/2 T. baking powder

1/2 t. each cinnamon and cloves

dash salt

In a separate bowl, mash one banana very finely. Then stir in:

1/3 cup oil

2 eggs

2 T. molasses

1 2/3 cup milk

Fold into the dry ingredients, then cook per your waffle iron's directions. In our large four-square iron, this made 4 large waffles (a total of 16 squares).

Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie

6 TBSP butter or margarine, divided
25 nilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1 1/4 cups)
2 TBSP sugar
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
2 large bananas, sliced
1 pkg (4 serving size) Jell-O vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling
1 3/4 cups cold milk
1 cup cool whip topping, thawed

1. Melt 1/4 cup (4TBSP) of the butter, place in med. bowl. Add wafer crumbs and sugar; mix well. Remove 2 TBSP of the crumb mixture; set aside for later use.
2. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inchpie plate; set aside.
3. Microwave chocolate and remaining 2 TBSP butter in microwave bowl on high 1 minute or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Drizzle evenly onto bottom of crust; top with bananas. Set aside.
4. Prepare dry pudding mix with 1 3/4 cold milk as directed on package for pie; pour evenly over bananas. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Top with whipped topping just before serving; sprinkle with reserved 2 TBSP crumb mixture. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Banana Pudding Squares

Ingredients:
20 Nilla Wafers, finely crushed
3 TBSP margarine, melted
1 pkg (80z ) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tub Cool Whip topping
3 med. ripe bananas
3 cups milk
2 pkg (4 serving size) jell-o vanilla instant pudding
1/2 square bakers semi-sweet baking chocolate, grated

1. Mix: wafers and margarine. Press firmly onto bottom od 13x9 inch pan.
2. Mix: cream cheese and powdered sugar with wooden spoon until well blended. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spoon mixture evenly over crust, spreading carefully. Cut bananas in half crosswise; cut each piece lengthwise in half. Arrange banana pieces over the cream cheese layer.
3. Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with a wire whisk 2 min. Spoon over bananas. Spread with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

Double Banana Bread

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2-3 bananas)
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups Banana Nut Crunch cereal
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
Beat eggs in a med. bowl. Add bananas, oil and water; mix well.
Add to flour mixture; stir until just moistened. (batter will be lumpy)
Stir in cereal and walnuts. (I like to also add chocolate chips)

Pour evenly into 4 greased mini loaf pans.
Bake 40 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 mins. Remove from pans, place on wire racks. Cool completely.