Tropical Smoothies

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups vanilla frozen yogurt...or ice cream
1 3/4 cups vanilla yogurt
1 small banana
1 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup angel flake coconut
1/2 cup milk
a little splash of vanilla

Directions:
Put everything in the blender and mix until smooth.
Pour into pretty glasses and serve.

Banana Cinnamon Chip Cake

Ingredients:
3 very ripe bananas 2 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking soda2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup cinnamon chips
For topping:
3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas well with a fork or potato masher. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar. Add ¾ cup of the cinnamon chips, and stir briefly. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the topping ingredients. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter in the pan, and top with the remaining ¼ cup chips. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1 3/4 C flour
1 t baking soda
2 large eggs
1/2 C veg oil
1 1/2 C sugar
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
3 very ripe bananas
1/4 C + 1 T buttermilk
1 C chopped walnuts (optional)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. I spray my loaf pan with Pam and put it in the fridge while I'm mixing so the coating sets to guarantee no sticking. I throw everything into my kitchenaid and mix up until nice and soupy then fold in the walnuts--big chunks are better. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or when its done with the toothpick test. Cool on a wire rack.