Boiled Bananas? Other ideas for bananas?

serenity216

I have heard you can boil green bananas and it makes a good and healthy side dish? Has anyone done this before? Also wondering if anything has any good ideas for using bananas? I sometimes put them in a Kiwi Smoothie and occasionally in banana bread but wondering if anyone had any other healthy uses for them? Thanks!

Lambiii

Good too mix with Porridge, Banana bread, and I love Banana Sandwich's Just bread, butter and chopped up banana

mamalade1

In the food processor, frozen, with other frozen fruit & vanilla soy milk for an "ice cream." The other fruit is optional. You basically add whatever you want to the whirred up frozen banana -- think of it like vanilla ice cream. You can also use whatever "milk" you want. If you use just regular old cow's milk, make sure to throw a splash of vanilla extract in.

CoryIda

1) Pick up banana
2) Peel banana
3) Eat banana
(optional step between #2 and #3 - smear on some peanut butter)

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haaaleyx

In the food processor, frozen, with other frozen fruit & vanilla soy milk for an "ice cream." The other fruit is optional. You basically add whatever you want to the whirred up frozen banana -- think of it like vanilla ice cream. You can also use whatever "milk" you want. If you use just regular old cow's milk, make sure to throw a splash of vanilla extract in.

That sounds delicious. I wish I had a food processor ) :

hiker282

1) Pick up banana
2) Peel banana
3) Eat banana
(optional step between #2 and #3 - smear on some peanut butter)

I bananas

Yeah, that's some pretty good advice. I also like to put them on my cereal or slice it up on toast with peanut butter. Yum!!!

mamalade1

In the food processor, frozen, with other frozen fruit & vanilla soy milk for an "ice cream." The other fruit is optional. You basically add whatever you want to the whirred up frozen banana -- think of it like vanilla ice cream. You can also use whatever "milk" you want. If you use just regular old cow's milk, make sure to throw a splash of vanilla extract in.

That sounds delicious. I wish I had a food processor ) :

A blender works too.

kcb315

dont know how healthy it is but banana cake is amazing

gonetofootball

banana & hot custard gorgeous

Movingonforbetter

when we were kids dad used to take a peeled nanna , and split it down the middle but not all the way through, them add a few chocolate chips and place in microwave for a few seconds to melt them......YUMMY

janehen12

I peel, slice and put them on cling film then freeze them. Great little snacks, and I dont tend to want a whole banana that way!

DO NOT try and stab a frozen banana with a fork. I did that and ended up with a fork stuck in my hand, hence the peel slice etc I now do!



Great how mfp is advertising banana bread to me >>> as i type this.

LeannSz

Boiled bananas are used a lot in Latin food. They have to be very green they can not being close to ripping at all for it to be good. What you want to do is cut the tips off each end then boil them ti;; tender usually the skin will split a little on it's own. You can salt the water but you don't have to. Once cooked you can dice and eat with olive oil sauteed peppers and onions garlic almost any savory flavor you like. It will taste kind of like a potato. They are one of my favs hope this inspires you to explore more recipes.

Tiffa0909

Is quite common over here (PR)and people eat them a lot , but I prefer plantains .

Don't peel them , just cut the top part from the sides put a little bit of salt on the water and boil them.

southernyankee716

Cut a banana in half, wrap in foil and freeze then you'll be able to enjoy a frozen banana pop. Mmmm, so delicious, especially during warmer months!

Elle_Jamaicangirl81

We boil them a lot in Jamaica and eat them instead of rice and so on.

Normally, we just peel them and boil them

OR.. i like to boil it, mash it like u would potatoes.. put a lil butter or something in... good times. (isnt great cold tho... so eat quickly)

^^^^ Green bananas that is.

Ripe ones we just eat.

katy84o

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but I recently have been making oatmeal and once it's finished slice a banana stir it up and let it get a little warm from the hot oatmeal and then eat it up. This is what I had every day last week for breakfast.. I just couldn't get enough, it took oatmeal to a whole different level!

ettaterrell

Peanut butter and banana sandwich! My self I love that and a mayo and banana sandwhich. ummm

melaniecheeks

Mashed on toast.
Baked in their skin, served with some ice cream and chopped nuts. (Can be baked from frozen, once my 'nanas are in danger of being thrown out I pop them in the freezer)
Banana bread or muffins. I add walnuts for extra goodness.

ShellyMacchi

frozen chocolate bar

absolutely delicious!!!

1/2 medium banana, mashed
stir in:
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not hot choc mix)
1/2 pkg individual size splenda
1/3 cup instant non-fat powdered milk (less works fine too as most of the calories are in this powdered milk)

once mixed together, stir in:
1/3 cup grapenuts cereal.

roll mixture together into log shape with waxed paper or parchment, freeze.

190 calories

wanna make it even better? add up to 1 tblsp peanut butter to mixture, to taste

serenity216

Thanks everyone!

porffor

i've only had plantain fried in butter - was lovely!! (my ex was West Indian descent). Just fried, chopped up and eaten..

Now banana's I love in porridge, on weetabix, as they are, on bread with honey, or nutella (pre-diet days of course), on pancake with maple syrup, err in cake, with custard, but mostly just as they are. I banana's.

lmalaschak

My mom used to give me bananas and milk for breakfast. Just think cereal with banana slices on top, and then leave out the cereal. Sprinkle on a little sweetener or honey, maybe?