Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Tis the season for spice!!  I wanted to spice up my breakfast literally and figuratively, in a healthy way. The ingredients has a healthy balance of fiber, protein and fat to start the day off on the right foot. Plus I usually have oatmeal in the morning, I can’t start my day without it. And …

Chocolate Banana Shake

Are you ever in the mood for a milkshake but don’t want the calories? Well the Chocolate Banana Shake takes care of that for you . The Banana gives this drink a ice cream texture without the sugar and calories. Its very simple to make too. Just stick an unpeeled banana in the freezer a few …

Banana Oatmeal Breakfast bars

These breakfast bars are gluten free, filling and healthy! I usually have a bowl of oatmeal in the morning with some sliced banana. For some reason not having oatmeal doesn’t keep me as full through the day. So I wanted to make a “mobile” version for those days when I’m on the go and can’t …

Banana Split Pie

As a part of Christina Tosi’s Milkbar class we were challenged to make our own original pie recipe. We had to create a flavor story and mine was as a child eating banana splits on a warm summer day. So I thought of a flavor combination that reminded me of that experience. I created a …

Gluten Free Vegan Banana Bread Muffins

If I didn’t tell you these muffins are gluten free and vegan, you’d never know.  Moist, flavorful, fluffy and decadent, it’s hard not to go for seconds!  Easy to pull together with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.  Don’t worry about the oat flour, you can easily make it yourself by blitzing rolled …

Banana Foster Cake

Part of the Milkbar class I took this past January taught us the principles of combining flavors and choosing ingredients that are complimentary. We were challenged to take what we learned in making the famous birthday cake and make our own creation with the help of the given base recipes. I always liked the show …

Espresso Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

These espresso banana chocolate chip muffins are a whole new twist on the classic banana bread muffins. What I like about this recipe is that every special ingredient has a role in making this a super flavorful muffin. The chocolate chips make it sweet and gooey, the banana makes it soft, the espresso makes it a …

Banana Pudding

I was never a big pudding person, and I was never big on banana desserts or candies because I hated that artificial banana flavor.  That is until I had Magnolia Barkery’s banana pudding.  That was the day my perspective on banana deserts completely changed!  This banana pudding was out of this world and I was …

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

I love banana bread and I’ve made hundreds of recipes over the years.  My coronavirus baking adventures brought along continued experiments and I’ve landed on this version as my new go to.  This recipe is great because its simple ingredients that you’ll have in your pantry and contains, what I call the banana bread trifecta, …

Easter ‘Trash’ Brownie Bites

Easter’s just passed and I don’t know about you, but I’ve got an awful lot of leftover candy that I’m not sure what to do with.  Especially the marshmallow peeps. I like marshmallows and smores and peeps are fun to look at, but I don’t have a burning desire to eat them out of the …

Banana Pancakes (3 Ingredient)

I love this recipe because it is super simple to make, and it’s fast with only 3 ingredients. Yes that’s right. Banana as the content, Egg as the binder and to make it fluffy and cinnamon for taste. You don’t even need a mixer for this one. Just mash a ripe banana with a fork …

3 Ingredient Oatmeal Cookies

I was looking for a recipe to jazz up my boring morning oatmeal when I came across this recipe that only called for banana, oatmeal and chocolate chips. What could be easier! Although I did cheat and add in some raisins on my second attempt so technically there is 4 ingredients. But I argue that …