Banana Raspberry Slush Food

FROZEN SLUSH

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. container, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover and freeze for 12 hours, stirring every 2 hours. May be frozen for up to 3 months. , For each serving: Place 1/2 cup fruit slush in a glass. Add 1/2 cup soda.

BANANA SLUSH

Steps:

• Mix pineapple juice, bananas, orange juice concentrate, and lemonade concentrate in a large bowl.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar in the water and bring again to a boil; pour over the juice mixture and stir.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and freeze until mixture is mushy, at least 4 hours.
• Mix equal parts slush and lemon-lime soda in cocktail glasses to serve.

RASPBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil and water. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raspberries and walnuts. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

RASPBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Mash thawed raspberries in a bowl with a fork; press raspberries through a sieve to remove seeds. Mash banana in another bowl with a fork.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat sugar, eggs, raspberries, banana, and vegetable oil in a bowl with an electric mixer set on low until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir flour mixture into raspberry mixture until batter is just moistened; stir in lemon extract. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANA SLUSH

Steps:

• In a large non-metal container, combine mashed bananas and juices; mix well and freeze.
• Two hours before serving, remove frozen mixture from freezer; let stand at room temperature.
• Just before serving, stir carbonated beverage into slushy fruit mixture.
• Serve immediately.

BANANA-RASPBERRY SLUSH

Steps:

• Cut banana into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in a blender. Add milk, raspberries and honey and blend until very thick and smooth, stopping to scrape down as necessary. Adjust sweetness to taste.

BANANA RASPBERRY SLUSH

Steps:

• Remove plastic wrap from banana.
• Cut frozen banana into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Place in a blender.
• Add milk, raspberries and honey and blend until very thick and smooth, stopping to scrape down as necessary.
• Adjust sweetness to taste.
• Serve immediately.