Banana Crush Food

BANANA SLUSH PUNCH

Steps:

• In a blender, combine bananas, sugar and 3 cups water. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and stir in pineapple juice. Blend in orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and 3 cups water. Divide into 3 plastic containers and freeze until solid.
• Remove from freezer 3 to 4 hours before serving. Using one portion at a time, place slush in a punch bowl and pour in 1 liter of ginger ale for each.

BANANA CRUSH PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Cool.
• Add the fruit juices and bananas and mix well. Place in a container and freeze.
• When ready to serve, plae the fruit mixture in a punch bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Break into slush.
• Add the soda, raspberries if using, and tint with food coloring if desired.

BANANA CRUSH

Steps:

• Stir water and sugar together in a pot; bring to a boil. Cook at a boil until sugar is dissolved and mixture forms a clear syrup, about 3 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Stir orange juice concentrate, pineapple juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, and mashed bananas into syrup. Add enough water to make 5 quarts; stir. Pour into ice cube trays and freeze.

BANANA PINEAPPLE PUNCH

Steps:

• On stovetop, heat sugar in water until fully dissolved. Let cool.
• Add the rest of the ingredients except the soda and mix well. Freeze this mixture overnight. Be sure to pour it into something you can get it out of easily while still in frozen state. I use quart or gallon size freezer bags.
• When ready to use - allow mixture to thaw a couple hours prior to serving. Place in punch bowl and add the bottle of soda. Serve and enjoy!

BANANA CRUMB PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla and salt. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Reserve 1 banana and 1 cup whole wafers for topping. Crush 2 cups wafers and set aside. In a 13x9-in. baking dish, place a single layer of whole wafers, filling gaps with crushed wafers. Layer with a third of the bananas and pudding. Repeat layers twice. Press plastic onto surface of pudding. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., In a bowl, beat heavy cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar; beat until soft peaks form (do not overmix). Just before serving, spread whipped cream over pudding; top with reserved banana and wafers.