Tons of ripe bananas on Pesach - what to do?

mom4many

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:02 am

Most of the family won't eat banana cake - and it will only use up 4 bananas max.

I was thinking of trying fried bananas with a Pesach blintz batter - any suggestions here?

Any other ideas of how to finish off the quantities of bananas I have?

Worst comes to worst I'll freeze them, but then they're not the same defrosted I know.

TIA!

Liba

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:07 am

Smoothies?

I freeze them and make banana cake. My kids actually like banana sponge cake. Very Happy

They seem to go from green to over ripe overnight.

mom4many

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:16 am

By smoothies you mean with milk? I don't have a Pesach blender, only a pareve food processer. Perhaps I can mash them in the processer and then beat them with milk with a mixer. Hmm...

6yeladim

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:16 am

The hot weather before the holiday in Israel meant we had those too. You can peel them and freeze them in the right quantities for after the holiday in cake, muffins, etc. We made smoothies. If they are not too brown you could make fruit salad--refrigerate until then. Or banana pancakes with matza meal and eggs?

Raisin

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:40 am

mom4many wrote:

By smoothies you mean with milk? I don't have a Pesach blender, only a pareve food processer. Perhaps I can mash them in the processer and then beat them with milk with a mixer. Hmm...

I make smoothies without miilk. use OJ instead.

BeershevaBubby

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 6:30 am

Cut them into chunks, melt some chocolate, dip the banana pieces and then freeze.

6yeladim

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 6:31 am

mom4many wrote:

By smoothies you mean with milk? I don't have a Pesach blender, only a pareve food processer. Perhaps I can mash them in the processer and then beat them with milk with a mixer. Hmm...

Not worth getting the processor dirty. Mash a bit with a fork in the mixer bowl, then add the milk. Or crush ice in the processor with the banana, and add the milk afterward. Although adding cold milk won't make your processor milchig, not everyone is comfortable with that.

RPESN

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 6:36 am

Banana ice cream, but again, you're only getting rid of a few at a time. I stick some in the fridge where even if they go black, inside remains firm and white.
I'm also wondering how to make milk shake with only pareve equipment. I can blend the bananas with my stick, but then what?! Try frothing milk and bananas with a fork?

mom4many

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 6:45 am

YESHASettler wrote:

Cut them into chunks, melt some chocolate, dip the banana pieces and then freeze.

Sounds good! You then serve it as a dessert like those "Minies" ice creams and eat it with your fingers?

[quote=Raisin"] I make smoothies without miilk. use OJ instead.[/quote]
Great idea! I don't feel comfortable using my food processer with milk, because it will probably splash all over. I also could probably make milk smoothies with frozen bananas after Pesach, they'll just be a little brown, right?

curlyhead

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 9:21 am

Frosen bananas- freeze plain in bagies. That is our favorite pesach snack.

chocolate chips

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 9:50 am

split the bananas in half and cover with brown/regular sugar.
Grill.
YUM!

Raisin

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 12:30 pm

chocolate chips wrote:

split the bananas in half and cover with brown/regular sugar.
Grill.
YUM!

ooh, I am going to try that.

thatgirl

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 3:39 pm

dip them into nuts and freeze them and make banana popsicles

Mrs Bissli

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:04 pm

mash them, add matza meal, egg, milk and make passover banana pancakes!
banana fritters,
slice and served on top of custard
another vote for cutting them in chunks and freezing them.

mom4many

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 5:22 pm

chocolate chips wrote:

split the bananas in half and cover with brown/regular sugar.
Grill.
YUM!

I tried some out already - yes it was an easy, no-fuss (and no mess) treat!
I'll make a bunch more tomorrow for a Shabbos dessert.

Thanks to you all for your suggestions. Believe me, I have enough bananas to try all of the suggestions here Very Happy

ra_mom

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 7:23 pm

banana pancakes

peeled and halved bananas, frozen on a stick and eaten as ices

chocolate dipped bananas

banana split using sour cream and sugar

banana chips, slow baked on low in the oven

Yamama

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 9:13 pm

Fruit leather.

Blend bananas (or any ripe fruit)
If necessary add a little lemon juice.
Spread on clear plastic wrap on a cookie sheet in an oven turned to the absolute lowest temperature,
or in a dehydrator.
This will take from several hours to overnight.

You can also slice ripe bananas and dry them. They taste like banana candies.

Lady Godiva

Thu, Apr 21 2011, 10:17 pm

Yamama wrote:

Spread on clear plastic wrap on a cookie sheet in an oven turned to the absolute lowest temperature,

Plastic in the oven? Is that safe?