Recipes — banana

Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie

Ingredients: 2 bananas, sliced & frozen 1 cup fresh spinach 2 tablespoon Bickford Flavor Peanut Butter Flavor liquid: 1 cup apple juice (sweeter version) or ½ cup water + ½ cup apple juice Directions: 1. In labeled freezer bags, combine the ingredients for each smoothie except the liquid. Keep bags in the freezer. 2. To use a freezer pack, add 1 cup liquid to the base of the blender followed by smoothie pack contents and blend until smooth. Image Source: Flickr

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Baked Oatmeal Casserole Recipe

Baked Oatmeal Casserole Recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups rolled oats  1/3 c brown sugar + 1 tbs for top 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Bickford Flavors Cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1 c raspberries (Or, try strawberries!) 1/3 c blueberries 1/2 c chocolate (we like mini chocolate chips, but any type of chocolate chunk will work) 2 c milk  1 large egg 3 tbs butter, melted 2 tsp Bickford Flavors Pure Vanilla 1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices (optional)   Directions:   Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a 10-1/2 by 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray and place on a...

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Pina Colada Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:   1 can crushed pineapple in juice 1 banana 1 container plain nonfat yogurt (6 ozs.) 2 tsp Bickford Pina Colada Flavor ½ cup ice cubes   Directions:     In a blender, combine crushed pineapple in juice, banana, nonfat yogurt, Bickford Pina Colada Flavor and ice cubes.  Puree until smooth.  Sprinkle with grated nutmeg and serve.  

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients: ¼ cup vegetable oil plus more for pan 1½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, and more for pan 1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp Bickford Orange Flavor ½ tsp salt 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup mashed bananas, about 3 medium ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts Directions: Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease and flour 8½- x 4½-inch (6-cup) loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, Bickford Orange Flavor and salt. Mix in oil, eggs and bananas. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts and pour...

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