Cooking Mommy: Baked Bananas

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Baked Bananas

Serve this with ice cream for dessert or as a sweet snack or side dish. I had this a mid-morning snack today, and it was so yummy!

Ingredients
-1 banana
-2 tsp brown sugar
-1/4 tsp vanilla extract
-cinnamon, to taste, about 1/8 tsp

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel and cut banana in half lengthwise. Arrange banana in an oven safe dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over bananas and drizzle vanilla evenly on top. Bake 7-10 minutes uncovered. Cook longer if you prefer them softer. I like them more firm.

I baked this in my toaster oven so I didn't have to heat up my whole oven for one banana.

WW points: 3 points

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.