Chocolate Macadamia Baked Bananas Food

CHOCOLATE BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 (or a BBQ). Make a slit through the skin of the bananas along one side - making sure you don't cut all the way through to the other side. Poke in the chocolate buttons along the cut. Put each banana onto a sheet of foil and crimp the edges together to seal into a parcel. Transfer to a baking sheet and cook for 25 mins until the bananas have turned black (or pop straight into the BBQ embers for 15 mins).
• Serve with a scoop of ice cream and any melted chocolate that has escaped!

CAMPFIRE BANANAS AT HOME

Steps:

• Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice bananas down the center vertically. Wrap individually in foil. Top each banana with chocolate chips and marshmallow. Seal the foil and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until chocolate and marshmallow has melted and the bananas are softened slightly.
• Remove from the oven, carefully open the foil and top with whatever toppings you'd like. Enjoy and Happy Summer!

BANANA MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the bananas, coconut and pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in airtight containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high until heated through, 20-30 seconds.

CHOCOLATE & MACADAMIA BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
• Leaving the skin on, cut along the inside curve of each banana, without cutting all the way through. Open the bananas out a little and fill them with chocolate and macadamias.
• Place the bananas on a baking sheet for 10 minutes or until they are heated through and the chocolate is melted.
• Serve hot.

BANANA CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 12 cupcake liners into a cupcake pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream the white sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, pudding mix and baking powder. Then add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Pour in the buttermilk and stir until the batter is smooth. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour or spoon the batter into the cupcake liners in the cupcake pan. Bake until the cake springs back to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Test cake doneness approximately 15 minutes into baking time. Cool.
• To assemble: Frost the cooled cupcakes with the Buttercream Frosting. Roll the cupcake tops and sides in the macadamia nuts.
• Slowly combine the butter into the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. After well incorporated, add white chocolate and vanilla. Whip well until light and fluffy.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, lemon zest and juice, and salt and beat until combined; beat in nuts. With mixer on low, add flour and beat just until combined, 2 minutes. Form dough into a 4 1/2-inch-long log, wrap in plastic, and freeze until firm, 30 minutes. Cut into 1/4-inch slices, transfer to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, and freeze 5 minutes. Bake until golden at edges, 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool completely on wire racks.
• Microwave chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until set, 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Stir in egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set and dry to the touch, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BANANA-MACADAMIA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 cake pan.
• Measure out 1/2 c cake mix and set aside.
• Place the remaining cake mix, macadamias, melted butter and 1 egg in a large bowl. Beat at low speed for 2 minutes. Batter should come together into a ball.
• With your fingertips, pat dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan.
• In a glass measuring cup, microwave white chocolate on high for 1 minute. Stir until smooth.
• Place cream cheese in the same mixing bowl you used for the crust mixture. Beat on low speed until smooth. Beat in reserved cake mix. Beat in white chocolate and condensed milk until just combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down sides as needed.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Mix in bananas and vanilla.
• Pour over crust and smooth with rubber spatula.
• Bake until it looks shiny and golden brown and the center no longer jiggles when you shake the pan, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let cool for about 30 minutes. Cover tightly with plastic wrap or "Press-N-Seal" and refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.

BANANA MACADAMIA NUT BREAD PUDDING W/ WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Butter a 10 x 14-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside.
• Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 cup of the brown sugar and the cinnamon and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Add the bananas and cook on both sides, turning, until the bananas start to soften and brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Whisk together the eggs, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, milk, and cream in a large bowl. Add the cooled banana mixture, nuts, and bread and fold to blend thoroughly. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Cover with foil and set aside in refrigerate over night.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F Bake for 45 min to 1 hour until firm, remove cover and bake for additional 10 min until top is brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• For the white chocolate sauce: bring the 1/4 cup sugar, milk, cream, vanilla seeds and empty bean pod almost to a boil in a med sauce pan then remove the bean pod.
• In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Stir until smooth. Gradually add the 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. Add one fourth of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture. Pour this back into the cream mixture in saucepan.
• Cook over a gentle heat, whisking continuously to avoid scorching. Cook until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from heat and pour the sauce back into the mixing bowl through a fine mesh strainer over white chocolate. Mix until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth. Cool over an ice bath, stirring occasionally (makes 5 cups).
• To serve, scoop the pudding onto dessert plates. Top each serving with a small scoop of ice cream, drizzle with sauce, and serve immediately.

BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Divide banana slices among 6 greased 1-cup ramekins or custard cups.
• Combine orange juice and vanilla; pour over bananas.
• Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, nutmeg and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas; spoon evenly over bananas.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

BANANA-MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease twelve muffin cups or line with muffin papers. Sift first 4 ingredients into large bowl. Combine bananas, both sugars, butter, milk and egg in medium bowl. Mix into dry ingredients. Fold in half of nuts. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining macadamia nuts. Bake until muffins are golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to rack and cool.