banana glut

Frugalista

Make banana chutney - Preservers year, post 115 (sorry, don't know how to do links:o) Have just finished potting up a batch 10 minutes ago. It uses 4lb bananas. HTH .

traceylou9

Thanks for the tips - sorry didn't realise there was already a (huge) thread on the topic of excess bananas!!!! Will freeze some and must try the sainsburys pudding idea! Yum yum.
Tracey
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cady

hi i have loads of bananas that are going off what can i do with them??? i was thinking banana cake but shame on me have no flour or eggs!!! any ideas??? will they freeze?

Cady x

Pink.

Hi cady,

These threads should help:

banana glut

Freezing bananas.

Pink

charliee_3

you can freeze bananas, do it in slices then you can blitz them when they are frozen and it makes a quite icecream like substance... believe it or not...

Butterfly_Brain

What about Banana Bread or a nice banana custard

puss14

Banana smoothies are always very nice or banana pikelets.

jollymummy

apart from banana bread, I made some a while ago and we all agreed it was yucky

zippychick

I have made Thriftladys banana muffins and they are devine. I threw a King size mars bar in. I used another recipe from here which was not so good so stick to this one. Props to Thriftlady for this one

good banana muffin recipe which can be made in a cake or loaf tin if you give it a bit longer in the oven. Thriftlady

Btw, you can freeze bananas for baking .Just put them unpeeled in a bag in the freezer.I always do this with over-ripe ones-perfect for baking.

Banana Muffins/Cake/loaf

Put in a large mixing bowl
10 oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb
1/2 tsp salt

In another bowl mash 3 bananas(the riper,the better)
Add
4 oz sugar
1 egg,beaten with a fork(I never use the egg as dd allergic-you can replace it with 3-4 tbsp of milk)
2-3 fl oz milk
3 fl oz vegetable oil or melted butter

Add the liquid ingredients to the dry and combine thoroughly,BUT be careful not to over-beat,on no account use an electric beater,the mixture should look quite lumpy.

Line a muffin tin with muffin cases,or grease the cups well and fill about 3/4 of the way up.Bake at 190-200c for about 25 mins.
If you want to make a cake pour mixture into a greased 1lb loaf tin or a 7 inch round cake tin and bake for about 35 mins.check for doneness with a skewer-if it comes out of the centre of the cake clean it's cooked.
I usually double up the mixture,so I'm not entirely sure about the tin sizes ,I'm afraid.

You can obviously add chopped nuts,raisins,dried apricots or choc chips.Some mixed spice is nice too./END

Heres a thread about banana muffins - there may be other suggestions in there?

Baked bananas are lovely. Cut into big chunks., Make a "marinade" of honey and water - equal quantities, add some cinnamon/nutmeg.mixed spice /cocoa (half a teaspoon of something )add raisins if you like them or other dried fruit. Mix with bananas. Crumble some old soggy biscuits over and some chocolate if you are feeling daring. Bake for about 15 mins. Add a dash of lemon juice too if you like.

Nice on their own or with ice cream/yoghurt. Quite filling too.

You could make smoothies, or bannoffee

I knew there was another thread. Banana glut . Im off to read that now actually. This quick ice cream looks nice and easy

Callyanna wrote: »

(ALMOST) INSTANT BANANA ICE CREAM

This tastes SO sinful yet is actually very low fat.

4 ripe,peeled bananas cut into chunks and open frozen so they remain separate.
half teaspoon vanilla essence
3 tablespoons sugar
5 fl oz buttermilk

1. Put frozen banana chunks, sugar in bowl of food processor.
2.Add vanilla and half buttermilk and process for a few moments.
3.Pour in remaining buttermilk in a thin stream while machine mixes everything into a smooth, creamy mixture.
4. Spoon into bowls and eat at once!

You can vary this recipe by substituting ground ginger for vanilla or by adding a few drops of rum, favourite liqueur or whatever takes your fancy!

kafkathecat

I make banana flapjacks:
13oz oats
4oz marg/butter
3-4 tbsp sugaror honey or syrup
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 bananas
and vanilla essence, cake spice, coconut or any other flavours I feel like.
oven 170C GM 4
melt marg and sugar and mix into the dry ingredients
put into a tray approx 8" by 8" and bake for 15 - 20 minutes
cut into squares while still warm.
I sometimes add some milk to this to make soft oat squares too.

I also use bananas one for one as egg replacers as I don't eat eggs.