Kingi's Freezies

 

Anna Lisa and Kingi

Everyone will enjoy this with different ratios of banana/coconut milk/sweetener ect. This recipe is approximations so good luck!

2 T Cocoa or Carob powder

2-3 Ripe (not over ripe) Fresh Bananas

1 T Agave Nectar (you can also soak and blend 4 dates here to replace the agave)

2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Coconut Milk

 2-3 Cups of Plain Almond Milk

Then put a lot of ice in there and blend it up!

Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

Jefferson and Emily (via Leah)

Jefferson and Emily taught me this one and I eat it every other morning, maybe twice a day...

So easy, so good, so eat it!

Take 2 peeled oranges, throw them in a blender, add 2 ice cubes.
Blend till smooth
Add  2 bananas blend till smooth.

Drink it. love it. Awesome!

Feel free to add in other fruits as you want.

The thing that makes this drink so amazing is using fresh not frozen fruit.  Also make sure your bananas are pretty ripe, somewhat bordering on over ripe.

So do it, and love it!

Bananas with Date Caramel Sauce

Rich delicious dessert, a healthy alternative to puddings and trifles

Slice banana rounds in to a bowl, make sure they are ripe bananas for best flavor.

Blend (or Magic Bullet) 4-5 dates with just enough water for it to blend, should be a thick creamy sauce, or continue to add water to desired consistency.   You can add a dash of vanilla for a more caramel flavor.

Add none or whatever fruit on top for more tastebud excitement.

Pour sauce over bananas.  Devour!!

Coconut Banana Pancakes

by Ashley and Caleb

This is a recipe that I adapted from the Green Kitchen Stories blog. The term "pancake" is used loosely at best, but these are great when you're trying to avoid flour or eat up very ripe bananas. We have tried topping them various ways (more coconut and blueberries on top, barely sweetened whipped cream, etc) but honestly they are sweet enough that we just dollop some grass-fed butter on and call it good. These are very filling, and our kids love them.

Coconut Banana Pancakes
3 bananas
6 eggs
1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
3/4 cup blueberries (frozen)
1 tbsp cinnamon
coconut oil

In a large bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Whip eggs and mix with bananas. Add coconut. This next step is very important, so pay attention: let the coconut soak in the banana/egg mixture for at least ten minutes. Caleb and I tried just whipping it all right up and cooking it, but the coconut was still pretty crunchy even after cooking. We noticed that the later batches of pancakes had a better consistency. If crunchy coconut doesn't bother you (or you're in a hurry) just skip this step. Add the blueberries and cinnamon and cook on medium heat in coconut oil (or butter! We love butter!). These do not flip like flour pancakes, so it's best to keep your cakes small- ours are usually about a 1/4 cup.

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

I am obviously pretty excited... I got this recipe off of Annie's Eats, and changed it..... Of course.........
 It turned out pretty good, I would have cooked it longer then I did, make sure the toothpicks come out clean. 

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins



Jeff and Leah

yield: about 18 muffins

Bake: 350 degrees

1 3/4 cups Whole Grain Flour ( I love spelt in desserts, it is so fluffy)
1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Salt
2 tbsp Applesauce
 3/4 cup Maple Syrup (or honey, or brown rice syrup)
2 Large Eggs
1 cup Mashed Banana
6 tbsp Peanut Butter ( I wished I'd added more)
1 cup Coconut Milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Prepare your muffin tin
3. In medium mixing bowl combine dry ingredients
4. In large mixing bowl whisk together wet ingredients
5. Pour dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
6. Divide evenly between muffin tin. 
7. Bake 18-20 min, or until toothpick comes out clean.
8. Allow to cool in pan 5-10 min then transfer to wire rack to cool.

I didn't let them cool enough and I didn't cook them long enough, so do that. :)  Also her recipe called for brown sugar instead of maple syrup and buttermilk instead of coconut milk.  So depending on your needs feel free to try the other ingredients.