bananas

[hils]

Help. I subscribe to an organic fruit and veg weekly box system and am now overloaded with bananas. Does anyone have any advice etc what to do with the excess.
Many thanks

[andrewo]

Smoothies

Smoothies or ice cream, there are some good recipes for both and the latter stores well in a freezer for a few months.

Andrewo

[andrewo]

Banana Smoothie recipe

Banana Smoothie

Made with yogurt, this drink is both refreshing and nourishing. To tell when a banana is ripe, look for tiny brown spots, called sugar spots, on the peel.
Ingredients


1 ripe banana
1/2 c. nonfat yogurt
1 tbsp. sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp. banana liqueur (optional)
1 c. crushed ice
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
lime wedge or banana slice, for garnish
Combine the first 6 ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the smoothie into a large glass and garnish with a lime wedge or banana slice. Serves 1.
215 calories per serving; 8 g protein; 1 g fat; 48 g carbohydrate; 38 mg sodium; 2 mg cholesterol.

[andrewo]

Banana ice cream

Ingredients:

3/4 pint (375ml) milk or cream or a mixture of both (according to taste), 4oz (100g) sugar, 3 ripe bananas (to purée)

Purée the bananas place in a mixing bowl. Pour in the milk/cream and sugar, mixing in well as you can. Transfer the whole mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

[Lesley Jay]

Hils why don't you tell the people who run the box scheme that you don't want any bananas for a while. Or tell them not to send as many. It shouldn't be a problem if they want to keep you as a customer.

[Jaxom]

Banana bread and Banana cake are both worth taking the time to make.
Jax

[caz1]

quick querie, does milk freeze in the icecream maker and make nice icecream??? can you use semi skimmed or does it have to be full fat???

[Gardeners Delight]

You can use semi-skimmed milk, I won a rosemary conely low-fat frozen dessert maker(an ice-cream maker to you & me!!) a couple of years ago & all the recipes use low fat ~milk yogurt, fromage frais etc.Hope this helps

[hils]

bananas

Many thanks to all you kind folk who took the time effort to reply to my sad plight. The smoothie receipe was ab fab hic!

hils

[andrewo]

Glad it worked

Glad you liked the smoothie recipe, you can add to this, not just rum but other fruit like strawberry or add maple syrup - very nice.

I have a recipe for gooseberry drink with rum as well, involves condensed milk and vanilla essence.

Andrewo

[nick the grief]

I trust you use organin rum Andrew

My wife makes a banana cake occasionally, it's superb I can thoroughly recommend it

[andrewo]

Rum

I use any rum that I can get my hands on!!!!

Andrewo

[BigstU]

You could even freeze the banana's whole in their skins or peel,slice and freeze.Ideal for using in cakes.

[andrewo]

Dad

My Dad use to prick the skin with a fork and then drizzle olive oil on them before blitzing them in the microwave for 1 min and then peeled it and ate it with cream.

Andrewo

[Lesley Jay]

Andrewo I'm going to make that for my Dad. He's not been well and has lost his appetite. That sounds perfect for him. Thanks.