Easy Ways To Use Bananas in Recipes
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Delicious Recipes with Bananas
My family loves bananas and it's one ingredient that I always keep on hand for recipes. These are some of my favorite Banana Recipes that I like to make for the family as well as special occasions and holidays.
As a child my favorite way to eat bananas was on cereal and another with ice cream (sort of a banana split). Even though I still enjoy those, I have come a long way with my cooking skills and now I love to find different ways to use bananas in recipes.
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Banana Strawberry Nut Pudding
This is one of my most requested recipes from family and friends. I love that this recipe can be made ahead and ready for guests. I always hope for leftovers, but that never happens!
Serving Size
Serves: 8
Banana Nut Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 large instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 bananas sliced
- 2 cups whipped topping
- 1 quart strawberries, halved or sliced
Perfect for this banana dessert and also a great bowl for layered salads and fruit salads.
Instructions
- Toast chopped pecans in a 375F oven for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Set aside.
- Prepare pudding mix and milk according to package directions.
- Reserve 2 tbls graham crumbs.
- In a 9 1/2 X 12 baking dish or 2 qt. bowl, layer 1/2 pudding, 1/2 graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 bananas.
- Repeat.
- Cover with whipped topping.
- Sprinkle with pecans and reserved graham cracker crumbs.
- Top with strawberries.
- Can be made 2 hours ahead and refrigerated.
Some items you may need to make Banana Strawberry Nut Pudding
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Try These Fun Variations For Banana Nut Pudding
- Substitute chocolate pudding for the vanilla pudding
- Use crushed Oreos instead of the graham cracker crumbs
- Use fresh whipped cream instead of whipped topping
- Substitute toasted coconut in place of the pecans
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Moist and Delicious Chocolate Banana Cake - Bananas add the extra flavor and moistness
This yummy little cake will wow your guests when served with a few banana slices and whipped cream on the side.
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The banana chocolate recipe seems easy. Bananas are a favorite in my home.
I love bananas, especially because of their potassium properties. I like to eat mine after every meal.
I really like the idea of combining banana into cake as it would really give nice body to the cake. I like a more filling dessert so this is a really appealing tip.
I'm a muffin or cake kind a guy, I do love bananas I take one in my lunch every day.Thnaks for the great recipes :)
Absolutely delicious looking food on this page! I love bananas.
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I love Banana Popsicles and Banana Sandwiches. My husband loves Banana Pudding so we are a Banana Loving family, too. I will have to try some of your recipes. Thanks.
Mmm chocolate banana cake - I have never seen that before. Must try it. We always have bananas in our house and no need ever to find something to use them up, they go too quickly. I will have to buy some and hide them in order to make it!
@sheilamarie78: Bananas are a favorite in so many ways. I regularly top a sliced banana with organic yogurt and chopped walnuts. Yummy and healthy!
Bananas are an important ingredient in a smoothie as they sweeten and thicken the drink. Thanks for these tasty recipes.
You are making me hungry. Thanks for the great recipe.
I love anything that has to do with bananas. Thanks for the banana nut pudding recipe
What a good article! We always keep bananas on hand and you've tweaked my creativity a bit here. I'm definitely going to try out some of these recipes!
I have always loved bananas! When my nephew was 5 all he wanted was bananas, or as he called them "na-nums"!
The chocolate banana cake looks amazing!
I like banana muffins, but I will try your recipe, this sounds interesting.
I'll definitely be trying these recipes! My grandma bakes the best banana muffins and I grew up eating them a lot, so I love anything with banana in it!
I simply love bananas. Your recipes look yummy! And I learned about an item I never heard of: the banana hanger! That looks great! Thanks for the inspiration!
Bananas are a very underrated fruit.
Great recipes using bananas. I love making banana bread from the bananas that go bad before we eat them. I need to try these recipes!
Great banana ideas.They look delicious!
Chocolate Banana cake sounds just about perfect.
this looks great and easy to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Love bananas. They are so versatile in desserts and just to munch.
Thanks for sharing! :)
I can't wait to try the chocolate banana cake, it sounds delicious. When my children were little I would cut banana's into bite size pieces, place them in a bowl, cover with a little milk and sprinkle sugar on top. My kids still love this. Thanks for sharing your recipes.
My wife makes banana bread and the whole family loves it. I will have to get her to try your cake recipe now. Thanks for sharing
Had not thought of them as a milk shake before. I am more used to eating them straight up or in the form of a peanut butter and banana sandwich. And that is creamy not crunchy peanut butter.
The Banana Milkshake looks yummy!
Bananas are the perfect food, naturally wrapped in a biodegradable case, and full of nutrients.
I love bananas, they are very healthy. I wrote down one of your recipes, I hope you don't mind :)))
I love bananas too, and those recipes look really yummy!
I'll have to try some of these!
Nice recipes, will have to try the banana nut pudding. Thanks for sharing.
These banana recipes look absolutely mouth watering!
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