Banana Eggnog Food

BANANA NOG

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine 1-1/2 cups milk, 1-1/2 cups cream, egg yolks and sugar. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture reaches 160° and is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon., Place bananas in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Pour milk mixture into a pitcher; stir in the banana puree, rum, creme de cacao, vanilla, and remaining milk and cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving., Pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle with cocoa if desired.

BANANA EGGNOG

Steps:

• Cut the banana into a blender, add remaining ingredients and buzz until smooth.
• Pour into a tall glass and sprinkle with some nutmeg.

BANANA NOG SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Put the banana, yogurt, dates and nutmeg into a blender. Blend on high until the mixture is mostly smooth, about 1 minute. Add the ice cubes and blend until completely smooth. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of cold water if needed to adjust consistency.

BANANA-EGGNOG BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• MAKE THE PUDDING: Prheat oven to 375*F; grease a 13x9" baking pan (3 quarts).
• Place 1/2 the bread cubes in the baking pan; top with the banana slices and remaining bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggnog, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; blend well.
• Pour over the bread cubes; let stand 5 minutes.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the SAUCE: In a small saucepan, combine all the sauce ingredients except the rum extract.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the rum extract; serve sauce warm.
• Dust individual servings with powdered sugar and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.

BANANA-NOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat margarine and white sugar together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated; stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir butter mixture into flour mixture, alternating with eggnog, until well combined. Fold in bananas. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
• Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl until creamy and smooth; beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add confectioners' sugar; beat on medium-low speed with an electric hand mixer until combined. Spread frosting onto cooled cake.

BANANA EGGNOG BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, eggnog and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into banana mixture., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with remaining nutmeg. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.