Banana Applesauce Recipes

Steps:

• Place the apples, banana and raisins in a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, brown sugar, honey, butter and pie spice; pour over apple mixture. Cut ends off lemon. Cut into 6 wedges and remove seeds. Transfer to slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until apples are soft. , Discard lemon. Mash apple mixture. In a small bowl, combine oatmeal and water. Let stand for 1 minute. Stir into applesauce. If desired, top with dried banana chips.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place bananas in a large bowl and mash with electric mixer.
• Stir in sugar and let stand 15 minutes.
• Add applesauce and eggs and beat well.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into greased 9x5 loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan, cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Peel, quarter, core and slice apples. Chop bananas. Combine both in in a large saucepan; add remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until apple is pulpy. Reduce heat to low or medium and whisk/stir until pretty well mashed; remove from heat and continue whisking/mashing until it is as smooth as you like it.

Steps:

• Grease and flour 4 mini loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In one bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt, and sugar. Mix in slightly beaten eggs, applesauce, and mashed bananas. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Spray 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Combine: flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon in bowl set aside.
• Combine: sugars, and butter and beat with mixer till well blended.
• Add applesauce, eggs, and vanilla beat with mixer till smooth.
• Add bananas with mix and mash by hand or with mixer (I've done both).
• Stir in flour mixture till just combined.
• Stir in oats.
• Pour into greased pan.
• Bake till golden brown, about 20-30 minutes depending on oven.
• Cool and cut into bars!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine the dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients. Add together and mix well.
• Pour into muffin tin.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes. (My oven baked right around 17 minutes.).
• (Per muffin: 116 calories, no fat).

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Beat in extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gently fold into batter. Pour into three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Divide applesauce and spread over two cake layers. Dip bananas in lemon juice; arrange over applesauce. Stack on serving plate with plain layer on top. , For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, egg whites, water, cream of tartar and salt over low heat. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes. , Pour into a large bowl; add vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Frost sides and top of cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Store in the refrigerator.