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Category:
Snack, Appetizer
Ingredients:
- 4 cup
Chiquita bananas
- 1 cup
all-purpose flour
- 1 cup
unprocessed wheat bran
- 1 1/2 tsp.
baking soda
- 1/2 cup
sugar
- 1/2 cup
brown sugar
- 1 cup
unsalted butter, soft
- 2 whole
eggs
- 1 tsp.
vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup
walnuts
- 1 Tbsp.
honey
Instructions for:
best Chiquita Banana Bread Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease loaf pan. Whip 2 Chiquita Bananas and sugars until mix is creamy (about 3 minutes). Add butter, eggs and vanilla and whip until smooth. Mix in all dry ingredients until blended then add walnuts and blend for additional minute. Slice two Chiquita Banana and toss with honey until Chiquita Bananas are well coated. Pour mix in loaf pan and place honey coated bananas on top. Bake in oven for 60 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes then place plate on top of pan and flip pan upside down so loaf falls onto plate. Slice and garnish the loaf with your choice of fresh fruit, powder sugar, yogurt etc.
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• 1 1/4 cup ripe Chiquita Bananas
• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Splenda brown sugar
• 1/3 cup buttermilk, regular or reduced fat
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1 Tbsp. canola oil
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray one 9.5-inch loaf pan. Place oil, buttermilk, Splenda, vanilla and mashed Chiquita Bananas into mixer. Mix on low speed for two minutes. Add flour, baking powder, salt and carrots and mix for one additional minute. Pour batter in pre-greased pan. Top with walnuts or pecans (optional). Bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick pulls out clean.
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• 2 cup Wheat flour
• 1 tsp. Baking soda
• 3 whole Chiquita Bananas (best with brown spots on peel)
• 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, soft
• 2 whole Eggs
• 2 cup Walnuts, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. Honey
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease loaf pan. Whip 2 Chiquita Bananas and brown sugar until mix is creamy (about 3 minutes). Add butter and eggs and whip until smooth. Mix in all dry ingredients until blended then add walnuts and blend for additional minute. Slice one Chiquita Banana and toss with honey until Chiquita Bananas are well coated. Pour mix in loaf pan and place honey coated bananas on top. Bake in oven for 60 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes then place plate on top of pan and flip pan upside down so loaf falls onto plate. Slice and garnish the loaf with your choice of fresh fruit, powder sugar, yogurt etc.