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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
Many thanks
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Smoothies
Smoothies or ice cream, there are some good recipes for both and the latter stores well in a freezer for a few months.
AndrewoBest wishes
Andrewo
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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.Best wishes
Andrewo
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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.Best wishes
Andrewo
Harbinger of Rhubarb talesComment
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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.[Comment
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Banana bread and Banana cake are both worth taking the time to make.
JaxComment
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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???Comment
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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
Last edited by Gardeners Delight; 07-02-2006, 09:40 PM.Comment
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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!
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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.
AndrewoBest wishes
Andrewo
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I trust you use organin rum Andrew
My wife makes a banana cake occasionally, it's superb I can thoroughly recommend itntg
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Rum
I use any rum that I can get my hands on!!!!
AndrewoBest wishes
Andrewo
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You could even freeze the banana's whole in their skins or peel,slice and freeze.Ideal for using in cakes.Comment
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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.
AndrewoBest wishes
Andrewo
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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.[Comment
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