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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

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Peanut butter and banana may not seem like the most traditional combination to some people, but I just can not get enough of it. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches are like my life. (Yes, I lead a thrilling life)

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If you haven’t tried a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Do it NOW. Then make this bread…

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Back to the bread, it *does* have the peanut butter and banana combo going on but the banana is truly the shining star in this recipe. The peanut butter almost just gives it a little sweetness with a tiny hint of a different nutty flavor. If you want more of a peanut taste in here, chopped up peanuts (or any other nuts) would be awesome!

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

(Makes one loaf)

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3 bananas

2 eggs

1 little less than 1/3 cup skim milk mixed with 1 teaspoon of white vinegar (or 1/3 cup buttermilk)

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray, set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together smashed bananas, peanut butter, oil, milk-vinegar mixture (or buttermilk), eggs, sugars,and vanilla extract. Once combined mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until completely combined with no streaks of flour.
  4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake in preheated oven for 60-75 minutes or until comes out witha few crumbs on it. If the bread is browning quicker than the middle is cooking, you can cover the top with foil partway through.

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Healthy Start to the New Year

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So many people always make that “I’m gonna be healthier this year” New Year’s resolution, so I thought I’d give y’all a little push in the right direction, because we all know I will be posting many cookie, cupcakes, and brownie recipes soon. So here are some recipes on more of the health[ier] side.

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1. Lighter Cajun Chicken Pasta

2. BL(S)T Pasta Salad

3. Spinach Lasagna Roll-Ups

4. Veggie Lasagna

5. Healthy Pumpkin Streusel Bread

6. Healthy Baby Pumpkin Breads

7. Super Secret Cookie Dough

8. Fiesta Quinoa Salad

9. Low-Fat Banana Bread

10. One-Ingredient Creamy Dreamy Ice Cream

11. High Protein Energy Balls

12. Mexican Flair Wraps

13. Broccoli Cheddar Soup

14. Triple Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

15. Southwest Chicken Salad

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Caramelized Banana Bread

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Banana bread is something that is just perfect for everything.

Breakfast, snack, lunch, heck you could convert it into some sort of dinner I’m sure. Anyhow, I got saw this method of making banana bread last week and it just sounded too yummy to resist.

“Caramelized Banana” uh huh. I can dig it.

So basically you heat up some bananas, butter, and brown sugar in a skillet to make a yummy concoction. Then you get them all mixed up with your mixer, add some wet and dry ingredients. Bake it all up and consume your face off! Easy peasy.

Caramelized Banana Bread

3 Tablespoons butter

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

3 ripe bananas, sliced

1/2 cup buttermilk (I used reduced fat)

3 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups flour (I used 1 cup all-purpose, 1 cup whole wheat)

3/4 teaspoons baking soda

pinch of salt

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray, it certainly helps to use a silicon loaf pan but a metal one will work as well. You may want to flour the pan, as well.
  2. Melt 3 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in brown sugar and sliced bananas, sauté for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let sit out of heat for about 10 minutes. Place banana mixture into bowl of mixer and beat until smooth.
  3. Combine buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in small bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together flour(s), baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately; beat at low speed until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out with a few crumbs clinging. Cool on wire rack in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling. Enjoy!

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Banana Boatmeal

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Boatmeal.

Yes, it IS a word. It’s been approved by Katie. Boatmeal=Baked Oatmeal, for those of you who not familiar with the lingo. Anyways, when I was in Lake Geneva last summer, I tried baked oatmeal for the first time ever and was immediately in love.

It is such a simple food, but it is so, so good. It’s similar to an oatmeal muffin…but different. It’s kind of like a granola bar-muffin-bread mixed into boatmeal.

I decided to make the banana version with a few alterations. It was deeee-lish and tasted just like banana bread and oatmeal, go figure! Boatmeal has a slight chewy texture, and if you opt for the extra 5 minutes of broiling (which I HIGHLY recommend), you’ll end up with a nice, toasty little crust on top that really pulls the whole thing altogether. What are you waiting for? Hop on the boatmeal train! (or boat?)

Banana Boatmeal

(adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie)

1/2 cup oats

pinch of salt

about 1/4 of a very ripe banana, mashed

3 1/2 Tablespoons of water or milk

1/2 Tablespoon vegetable oil

2 packets of Splenda or 2 Tablespoons of white sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

  1. Preheat oven to 380 degrees F. I did not grease my baking dish before putting the ingredients in, but I was able to get my boatmeal out just fine, if you are unsure if your baking dish will let the boatmeal out easily, I recommend spraying with cooking oil.
  2. Combine oats and salt. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a small loaf pan, or 1-cup ramekin, or I used a mini pie tin. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until it’s set. Set your oven to HI broil for 5 minutes, or until crust is golden-brownish or to desired doneness. Enjoy!

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Banananananaa Bread!

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Banana Bread is something I would never expect to be good. Like fruit in bread…what?! When you think about it, it really is a little strange. Maybe it’s just me.

But anyways, banana bread has always been a snack and breakfast food that has made me happy. I’ve made a very, very healthy version before, which was good. If you want to be extra healthy.

But sometimes you just want something that REALLY satisfies you! This is where I swoop in and save the day, here is a super delicious fluffy banana bread that will really make you smile. It may even motivate you to get up in the morning! Maybe not…I’m no miracle worker here.

Also, in case you were wondering why the “anana” part is like uber extended in the title, it’s because I can never resist the urge to type banana with the extra “ananas”. I honestly don’t even know why, but I figured what the heck today I’m going to write it wrong and you spelling nazis will just have to deal with it! Just look at the yummy pictures to distract yourself from it :)

Banana Bread

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1 stick butter

pinch of salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour (all-purpose is fine too!)

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs,

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 extra-ripe bananas, mashed

1/4 cup nuts, chopped (I used walnuts)

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar in electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs. Sift flours and baking soda together and mix until just combined. Add in mashed bananas and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
  3. Scrape mixture into loaf pan and top with nuts if desired. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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