4 Ingredient Banana Bread

Quick, Easy, Delicious...my kind of recipe!
I found this one on pinterest, and it's definitely a keeper!

Ingredients:

Yellow Cake Mix

2 Eggs

3-4 Overripe Bananas

1/2-1 cup chocolate chips, nuts, etc.

Smash bananas in a large bowl, then add remaining ingredients and mix well. Batter will fill 2 small loaf pans (GREAT for gifts!!) or one large loaf pan. Make sure to spray pans well with nonstick cooking spray and a little bit of flour.

 

Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes (bake longer if using larger loaf pan)

Healthy Banana Muffins

I've been trying to be a lot healthier these days, so I needed a new Banana Muffin recipe.  I adapted the original recipe a little, and here is what I came up with...not too bad for being healthy.  And since it's there's not as much oil, I went ahead and threw some chocolate chips in there...nuts would be really good too!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white wheat flour
3/4 cup white flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
pinch of cinnamon

1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I did half oil and half applesauce)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup mashed bananas

1. Combine all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
2. In a large bowl, beat the egg lightly. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Add the mashed banana, and combine thoroughly. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined.  If adding chocolate chips or nuts, mix in now. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper bake cups, and divide the batter among them.
3. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 18 to 20 minutes.

Egg Free Banana Bread

• 1/2 cup butter or canola oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups white flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 very ripe mashed bananas
• 1-2 tsp vanilla
• chocolate chips or nuts

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees, and lightly grease an 8x4 in loaf pan. This can be made in any size pan or muffin tin, the cooking time will just change.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar then add vanilla. Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. Blend in the mashed bananas. Stir in choc chips or nuts, and pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven 60 min, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Green Chile Cheddar Cornbread

This is my all time favorite cornbread recipe! The secret is the creamed corn, green chiles and cheese...it's sooo good and it came from Picky Palate!

1 Cup butter (2 sticks)

1 Cup sugar

4 eggs

1 ½ Cups flour

1 Cup cornmeal

1 ½ Tablespoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

½ Cup ultra gel (optional-available at Shar’s Bosch Kitchen Store if in AZ)

1 4 oz can chopped green chilies

1 16oz can creamed corn

1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until well combined.Slowly add eggs until well combined. Pour in remaining ingredients in no particular order until just combined.Pour into a 9×13 inch baking dish or 24 muffin tins that have been sprayed with cooking spray. If baking in 9×13 inch dish bake for 25-30 minutes, if baking in muffin tins, bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center.

Banana Nut Muffins

This recipe came from recipes.com

INGREDIENTS

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tbsp espresso or strong coffee (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cup of flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (toasted or raw)

DIRECTIONS:

No need for a mixer with this recipe.

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.

2 Mix in the sugar, egg, espresso and vanilla.

3 Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.

4 Add the flour, mix until it is just incorporated. Fold in the chopped walnuts.

5 Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it's done. Cool on a rack.

Makes 12 muffins.

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

{These aren't too bad for being so healthy, my kids loved them so I'll be making them again for sure! I think next time I will add some kind of nut. The recipe is from Joy the Baker.}

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp canola oil (I used the almond oil I had on hand)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Directions:

Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper cases or spray with nonstick cooking spray. I simple greased and floured a muffin pan, saving the paper.

In a large bowl combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil and egg. Make a well in dry ingredients and add applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake for 16-18 minutes.

Starbucks Coffee Crumb Cake

• Ingredients:
  
• 1 Box Yellow Cake Mix (plus ingredients on back of box)
• 2 Sticks cold salted butter
• 2 1/4 Cups flour
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 3/4 Cups sugar
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons vanilla
• Powdered sugar (for dusting)
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DIRECTIONS

PREPARE cake mixe in large bowl according to directions on box. Spray 9X13 pan with non-stick spray. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until center is just barely set.

WHILE cakes are baking, prepare crumb topping. In large bowl of electric mixer combine, butter, flour, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla until all crumbly.

Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and coarsley chopped (optional)
Chocolate chips (optional)
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 large eggs, lightly beaton
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 ripe large bananas mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 and spray bread pan
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nuts. Set aside.
In a medium sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky ( Do not over mix the batter) Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until bread is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean (about 50 minutes).