FBF: Banana Foster

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BANANA FOSTER

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FBF: Raspberry & Banana Yogurt Smoothie

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RASPBERRY & BANANA YOGURT SMOOTHIE

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FBF: Blueberry- Banana Cake

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BLUEBERRY-BANANA CAKE

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Banana Pudding Cupcakes

Made these for my 30th Birthday! Best cupcakes I've ever had! The frosting isn't too pretty, had a big mis-hap with the pastry bag (don't ask). But they still tasted just as good!!

BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES

Cupcakes:
1 Betty Crocker® FUN da-Middles™ yellow cupcake mix with creamy vanilla filling
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
12 vanilla wafer cookies

Frosting:
1 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
3 tblsp heavy whipping cream
1 tblsp vanilla
2 tsp banana extract

Garnish:
1/2 cup crushed nilla wafers
12 whole nilla wafers

• Make cupcake batter as directed on cupcake mix box, using water, oil, eggs and adding 1/2 box of pudding mix. (Other half of box will be used in frosting.)
• Before filling paper baking cups as directed on box, place 1 vanilla wafer cookie in bottom of each paper cup. Fill cups as directed on box. Bake and cool cupcakes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Frost cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle tops with nilla wafer crumbs; top each with 1 cookie.

recipe from Better Crocker Website

Chocolate Banana Coffee Cake

Can you tell I've had an access of ripe bananas in stock?

CHOCOLATE BANANA COFFEE CAKE

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 bananas, soft and mashed
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 packet Starbucks Instant Coffee "Via"
1 tsp vanilla

• Preheat oven to 350F, and grease a 10-inch Bundt pan. 
• In a large mixing bowl, combing flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. 
• In another small bowl, mix bananas and sour cream. 
• In yet another bowl, beat butter and sugars together until fluffy. Add eggs to the butter mixture, 1 at a time, mixing in between. Beat in espresso and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with the banana mixture.
• Pour batter into bundt pan and bake for 50 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan.

Banana Latte Smoothie

SMOOTHIE MONDAY

BANANA LATTE SMOOTHIE

1 cup milk
1/2 packet of starbucks "via" instant coffee-to-go (or 1 tablespoon instant coffee)
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (or 1 tablespoon plain yogurt)
2 bananas
6 ice cubes

• Mix all the ingredients together in a blender. Process until smooth. Serve Immediately.

Banana Yogurt Shake

SMOOTHIE MONDAY

BANANA YOGURT SHAKE

1-1/2 cups milk
2 ripe bananas, frozen (if not frozen, add a few ice cubes)
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
dash ground nutmeg

• Combine ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Makes 4 servings.

Berry Smoothie

1 medium banana
1 can (6oz) Pineapple Juice
1 cup blueberries
1 carton (6 oz) blueberry yogurt
whipped cream (for topping)

• In a blender, process until smooth. Top with whipped cream and blueberries.

Banana Foster

A delicious and very simple dessert to serve while grilling out with friends!



1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tblsp rum
4 medium bananas 
Vanilla Icecream

• Slice bananas into 1/2 inch rings.


• In a small bowl, combine first 3 ingredients and then mix with banana slices.


• Create a 3-layer aluminum foil pocket and poor banana contents inside. Seal completely.


• Grill over medium heat for about 7 minutes. Remove and serve with scoops of icecream.

Smoothie Monday: Banana-Pineapple Breakfast Shake

1 ripe banana, peeled
1 can (8oz) rushed pineapple in juice, undrained
2 cups vanilla yogurt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup ice cubes 

• In a blender, process until smooth. Garnish with pineapple pieces and ground nutmeg. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

Sundae Smoothie

What more do you need than a favorite dessert in a drink?



1 medium banana, broken in thirds
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1-1/2 cups milk
1 cup unsweetened sliced strawberries (frozen is best)
4 small scoops of vanilla ice-cream
A few ice cubes if frozen strawberries weren't used
maraschino cherries for garnish
chocolate syrup for garnish 

In a blender, process until smooth. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

Raspberry and Banana Yogurt Smoothie

    

6oz (1 container) vanilla yogurt
1-1/2 cups milk
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 medium banana
a few ice cubes if you don't use frozen raspberries

• In a blender, process all ingredients until smooth. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

My kids loved this one the best out of all so far. It was gone in minutes!

Notice that I have 2 pictures? Please tell me which one you like better. I can't decide!! One has more of a shadow because the other one I used a bounce for more light. So comment below and tell me "A" or "B"! Thanks!

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Chocolate Banana Smoothie

CHOCOLATE BANANA SMOOTHIE

2 cups cold 2% milk
1 package (1.4 oz) sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 large ripe bananas, frozen and sliced
2 cups coarsely chopped ice cubes

In a blender, combine the milk, pudding mix and vanilla; cover and process until blended. Add the bananas and ice; cover and process until smooth Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately. 4 servings (1 cup is 166 calories).

March: Smoothie Month & Blackberry Banana Smoothie

Ok, so March is my "Smoothie" month. I came about this wanting to have a healthier lunch that is easy to prepare. Some of the ingredients aren't just what you might just find in your pantry, but the majority of them are! Not to mention, you can get your full serving of fruit (a day) and most are really low in calories when you use reduced-fat or low-fat ingredients.

Blackberry Banana Smoothie

2 cups orange juice
1/3 cup vanilla reduced-fat yogurt
2 medium ripe bananas, cut into thirds and frozen
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries

In a blender, combine all the ingredients. Cover and process until blended. Serve immediately.
4 Servings (3/4 cup serving 136 calories)