Posts Tagged ‘banana’

Top 10 Banana Bread Recipes
Banana bread is essentially cake that you can eat for breakfast or a snack – what's not to love? There's nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked banana bread. Our uber creative bloggers know this well, that's why we've got such an extensive compendium of banana bread recipes. We've gathered our top 10 faves here – don't be scared to try them all! 1. Double-Banana Bread This is an old school banana bread recipe made special with... Read More
Mocha Monkey Moo Smoothie
This chocolate-coffee and banana drink is a tasty filler-upper pick-me-up. The name's just pure fun. The drink's just pure yum. And with bananas and yogurt in the mix, it's got nutrition covered too. Here we go! Snatch this stuff outta your fridge: Purchased mocha iced-coffee drink (make sure it's the creamy kind), Banana Cream Yoplait Light yogurt, and a naner. If you've got one of these personal-sized blender whirly thingies, thi... Read More
Retro Recipe Redo: Banana Dessert
Retro Recipe Redo is a new Quick Dish series that gives old recipe faves a mini makeover so they're easier and quicker for today's busy cooks. Creamy, dreamy and straight up bananaramic, Banana Fana Fo Fana is banana cream pie ala modern. It's a cinch almost to a sinful degree. See? (Click to view video.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VbZKhW-CyU With this outrageously easy version, why make banana cream pie the old-fashioned way... Read More
How to Make Quick Bread
Make quick bread for a faster, easier alternative to baking leavened loaves of bread with yeast. Yeast isn't the only way to make bread rise. You can also make loaves of leavened bread in other ways that are not only easier but quicker too. Making quick bread is different than making yeast bread in that you don't have to knead the dough and you don't have to wait around for it to rise. Unlike yeast bread that can take several hours to prepare... Read More
No-Bake Banana Split Ice Cream Pie
Too hot to bake? Try this chilly no-bake summer dessert recipe and cool down! A friend texted the other day to tell me it was 117 degrees in South Carolina.  One hundred and seventeen degrees! The major summer heat wave may have passed us by, but that doesn't mean it's time to fire up the oven! It's still hot outside and there's no reason for you to be caught inside when you could be spooning up this delicious No-Bake Banana Split Ice Cream... Read More
Bites and Pieces – Quick Dish
There's nothing quite as satisfying as homemade bread. While store-bought counterparts are fluffy and air-filled, homemade bread contains fresh, whole ingredients for a robust flavor-filled loaf with full-fledged old-fashioned appeal. And let's face it -- is there anything in the world that spells "peace" like the smell of bread baking? It's got to be one of the all-time best stress relievers in life. If you're a homemade bread baker, you'l... Read More
ReHeat – Quick Dish
Easter's a week away -- are you looking for intriguing recipes to tickle your whiskers and hop up your holiday? Then take a second look at these! 1) Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake by the Girl Who Ate Everything A super easy cake with extraordinary taste is the perfect dessert for any occasion. Sweet bananas and coconut bring spring to the forefront in this delish sweet treat that subs bananas for classic pineapple. Check out the:   Ar... Read More
Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake
You know a dessert is good when you literally have to take the fork out of your husband’s hand to stop him from eating the entire cake. “This is dangerously good,” he mumbled through a mouth full of warm cake. Well folks… looks like we have a winner! This Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake has a layer of bananas and coconut with a brown sugar sauce infusing every bite. Technically this is a dessert but for some reason, probably... Read More