Healthy Banana Muffins

Healthy Banana Muffins

Banana muffins are a delicious breakfast or snack option. The muffins are made with sugar and flour, so the sweeter the banana, the better. Overripe bananas make for sweeter muffins, so use them in the recipe. If you’re trying to cut back on the sugar in your muffins, try substituting corn bran for butter. You can also use all-purpose flour instead of butter. But remember that commercial muffin mixes contain high sugar content.

Overripe bananas are sweeter

Bananas become softer and sweeter as they ripen. While overripe bananas may look mushy, they are actually perfectly suited for baking. The result is a sweeter muffin. Here are some tips for ripening bananas for baking. If you have a large banana, use it instead of a small one. You can also roast a few in the oven for 30 minutes.

When buying bananas, make sure you choose ones that are soft and brown on the peel. Overripe bananas have more sweetness and moisture, while yellow ones lack these qualities. As bananas ripen, the starches in the fruit break down and turn to sugar. Bananas are sweeter and more aromatic when they are overripe. When choosing bananas for baking, make sure that you purchase those that are brown rather than yellow.

Commercial muffin mixes contain high proportions of sugar

Sugar is an abundant and highly addictive component of commercial banana muffins. The muffin’s high sugar content is attributed to the high proportion of bananas in the mix. The study also found that most …

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Banana Coconut Poke Cake - A Delicious Baked Coconut Cake Recipe

Banana Coconut Poke Cake – A Delicious Baked Coconut Cake Recipe

If you are looking for some inspiration on how to make a Banana Coconut Protein Cake then this article is for you. This recipe was created by Tracie O’Flynn of Calgary, Canada. Tracie used to be on the Atkins diet (a high protein diet) but later she discovered how delicious and healthy a banana’s coconut cake could be. She shared her discovery with her husband Michael and they created a website called Banana Coconut Recipes where you can find more recipes. Today there are many versions of this cake floating around and if you want to try it out you too can find your favorite recipe here.

For Starters

For starters let’s talk about how to make the cake itself. All you need to do is combine all of your ingredients and either drizzle or spoon the mixture over the bananas. Then just layer the cake with coconut flakes on top and you’re done!

The Recipe from Freezing up

Let’s talk about how to keep this recipe from freezing up. One way to do this is to wrap it tightly in waxed paper. Another way to do this is to put it in the freezer. The reason why you want to do this is that when you defrost it after eating it, the texture will be completely different. Since we want our recipe to keep its texture, this is a great way to accomplish this. It will also help it from becoming stale.

One of the best things about this …

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An Old Fashion Icebox Banana Cake With Chocolate Cream Icing Recipe

An Old Fashion Icebox Banana Cake With Chocolate Cream Icing Recipe

Sometimes, some of the best things are the old fashion things. For instance, when you want to make a dessert recipe that will have everyone asking for seconds, you might like to try making and serving an old fashion icebox banana cake with chocolate cream icing recipe.

An Old Fashion Icebox Banana Cake With Chocolate Cream Icing Recipe

This cake tastes great from the refrigerator or it freezes beautifully for a chilled treat.

Recipe for Old Fashion Icebox Banana Cake

What You Need :

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 2/3 cup softened butter or margarine
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 medium ripe mashed bananas
  • A cup sour cream
  • A cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare two, 9-inch round baking pans by greasing and flouring and then set aside until needed.

Using a large mixing bowl combine the sugar, butter or margarine and vanilla and beat on low speed for about 1 to 2 minutes or until fluffy and light.

Continue beating, while adding one egg at a time for about 1 or 2 more minutes or until creamy in texture. Stir in the bananas, sour cream, and then fold in the flour and baking soda.

Pour into prepared baking pans and place in the oven to bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. Check by inserting a wooden toothpick into the center of cake until it comes out clean. Allow for cooling about 5 minutes and then remove from pan and set aside to cool completely.

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Quick Banana Cake for Dinner Parties

Quick Banana Cake for Dinner Parties

Many a time you might find that you have guests coming over at short notice, or dropping in at your home unexpectedly, and you just do not have the time to prepare a full dinner and dessert. Or maybe the banana cake recipe you prepared for dessert did not turn out so well. For such emergency cases, here is a simple banana cake recipe with a cake mix that you can prepare in a short time and be the hit of the party.

Quick Banana Cake for Dinner Parties

What you will need:

  • Peeled and mashed ripe bananas – 1 cup
  • Plain yellow cake mix – 1 packet
  • Light brown sugar – 1/2 cup packed
  • Ground fresh cinnamon – 1 teaspoon
  • Vegetable oil – 1/2 cup (to keep the cake moist)
  • Large eggs – 3
  • Water – 1 cup
  • Roasted nuts (such as cashews, pecans, almonds, pistachios etc) – 1 cup
  • Vegetable shortening and some all-purpose flour for greasing and dusting the cake tins

Preparation:

  • Grease two 8 or 9 inch cake tins using the vegetable shortening and the flour. Make sure that you cover all the sides of the cake tins.
  • Preheat your oven to 175C.
  • Mix the yellow cake mix and brown sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Break the eggs in the mix, one by one, and use an electric mixer to blend them with the cake mix. You can do it by hand too, but the mixer is much faster.
  • Add the cinnamon and bananas and blend for about 2 minutes until the
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Cake Recipes From Scratch

Banana CakeThis banana cake with fresh banana curd is a single for the archives… beautiful and wealthy and the excellent combination of naturally sweet and satisfying! On the 24th of September I wrote one thing about banana cake on my foodblog (in Dutch). Top rated with the final cake layer and frost or decorate with the remaining whipped frosting. Genuine Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies : Now these are old-school—they use freshly ground peanuts. Immediately after making this cake in March, I just had to make it once more only a couple weeks later since it was so excellent.

I am 17 and my mom is at house, its her birthday nowadays and she says it is superior than any cake or cookie she’s every single had. Hi Mike…this recipe got a thumbs up from my five year old granddaughter even though our cookie was much more ‘cake-like’. If you like what you see, enter your e mail address to have all future recipes delivered to you—for free! Adhere to these effortless measures (with pictures) for one dozen substantial or two dozen medium cupcakes.

I feel of this as my grandmother’s recipe, but it is really her mother’s or her mother-in-law’s…either way, it was a special cake that she would make for my father’s birthday, as it is his preferred cake (and mine too). Use the back of a spoon to gently spread the frosting around so that it covers the cake evenly. Hi Priyanka, You could replace the banana with one …

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