Use For Bananas?

[pwright01]

I dehydrate bananas. Makes great chips and healthy snacks. Will store for months. Just slice 1/8th inch thick with a stainless steel knife. If not stainless the bananas will turn black. (a meat slicer is real fast) Spray with lemon juice. Dehydrate at 125 degrees until crisp.

 

[Tracydr]

So glad this topic came up. I have four black ones on the counter top and we're kind of tired of banana bread. I think I'll slice up into 8 baggies and freeze, use for kefir smoothies. Problem with whole bananas is its too big for single serving and I never know what to do with the other half. But, if I slice up and freeze into serving sizes, well that's perfect for my smoothies and will get used!

 

[Tracydr]

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Great idea, I'm going to buy some better looking bananas and try this. Do the bananas need to be not so ripe, I assume?

 

[Buff Hooligans]

That quiet noise you hear in your head is your chickens trying to convince you that you need to give the bananas to THEM! Pronto.

 

[Tracydr]

Homemade banana pudding sounds delicious. Do you use the vanilla wafers? I never make the pudding because I refuse to buy stupid box cookies and it seems like all the banana pudding recipes traditionally use vanilla wafers. I guess I could just make the pudding.

 

[KenK]

I don't see why you couldn't use homemade cookies. The vanilla wafers are the best part.

 

[ChickiKat]

Did anybody mention dipping them in chocolate, roll in nuts and freeze? Yum.

 

[Tracydr]

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It's very rare for us to buy anything in a box or can. Have you looked at those ingredients?

I grind my own flour, although I could be persuaded to use white or pastry flour if really needed.

 

[luvmymillies]

You can give them to the chickens....my girls (and gents) LOVE them!

although banana pudding sounds wonderful!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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Good idea
or chicken food