banana

  • Fruit

    How To Freeze Ripe Bananas

    When you have ripe Bananas and you want to save them for later use to make cakes, you probably freeze them. This is how I freeze Ripe Bananas and I believe this is the best way because the thinly frozen Banana paste can be quickly and easily thawed, and you can use it straight away. …

  • Cold Sweets Fruit

    Frozen Banana Cream

    I had a very ripe Banana that was almost blackened. As I always do, I placed it in a tough plastic bag and squashed it into paste. I freeze it, so the mashed Banana can be easily thawed and used for cakes, etc. Today I happened to add Cream to it. The frozen mixture of …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Hummingbird Cupcakes

    It was about 20 years ago, I first came across Hummingbird Cake when one of my colleagues brought in her homemade Hummingbird Cake to share. She gave me a copy of the recipe that she found in a magazine. The recipe has been lost, but I made my own recipe based on ‘My Legendary Carrot …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Banana & Oats Pancakes

    It seems many people are making Banana & Oats Pancakes. Some people use store-bought Oats Flour, some people grind Oats by themselves, and some people use a blender to make the batter. If you use Quick Oats, you don’t need to process Oats. I use my stick blender to make the batter slightly smoother, so …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Rice Cooker Banana Upside-down Cake

    When you cook a cake in rice cooker, top side of the cake can’t be browned. But, that is fine for upside-down cakes. Rice cooker is the quickest and easiest method to cook upside-down cakes. I often use Apples OR Pears, and I have never used Bananas before. Today I tried Bananas, and used Brown …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Banana Muffins

    Made with only 1/4 cup Oil, these Banana Muffins have much lighter texture than my ‘Banana Cupcakes’. Today I added sliced Bananas on top. These Banana pieces look good and also taste great. Makes 12 Muffins Ingredients 2 cups Self-Raising Flour3/4 cup Caster Sugar *OR 1/2 cup for less sweet Muffins1/2 teaspoon Salt1 Egg *whisked1 …

  • Cold Sweets Fruit

    Banana Yoghurt Ice Cream

    Bananas turn spotty and black very quickly in hot summer. When I have very ripe Bananas, I usually bake Banana Cake but I don’t want to bake a cake on a hot day. Today I made this Yoghurt Ice Cream. I mashed the ripe Bananas and mixed with Yoghurt and whipped Cream. Even children can …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Banana Shortbread Cookies

    The other day, I realised I have never used Bananas for Cookies (except for Oats Cookies and Muesli Bars). What would happen if I added Banana to the cookie dough? So I tried with my Basic Cookie Dough recipe, replacing Egg with mashed Banana. Cookies turned quite soft as expected. Today I tried again. I …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Banana Custard Meringue

    I nearly named this dessert ‘Banana Meringue Pie’ but it is not a pie. There is no pie pastry in this dessert. The bottom layer is actually Sweet Biscuits. It’s inspired by an American dessert that I tasted many years ago. Today I made Custard, but you can use store-bought Custard. In that case, this …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Banana Cupcakes

    I have a great Banana Cake recipe and it’s ‘My Legendary Banana Cake’, but the amount of the batter is not right for 12 cupcakes. I altered the recipe and made this new one that is perfect to make 12 cupcakes. You must use Very-Well-Ripe Bananas. I bake these cupcakes only when I have almost …

  • Steamed & Microwaved Sweets

    Instant Banana Mug Pudding

    When you have a Banana that is turning brown and you are not willing to bake a cake using it, what do you do with it? Here is one suggestion. If you have a microwave, you can make this ‘Instant Banana Mug Pudding’. It takes about 5 minutes to make it. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients …

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