Fried Peanut Butter Banana And Chocolate Hand Pies Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER BANANA PIE

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Preheat oven 350 degrees. Put about 40 vanilla wafers into food processor or hand crush. Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar, and softened butter, mix well.
• 2. Press into 9-inch pie plate.
• 3. Brush with egg white.
• 4. Put in oven and bake 10 minutes. Watch closely so it doesn't burn! Cool completely before you add the bananas and custard. You can buy vanilla wafer crust at the grocery store but I think this is better.
• 5. Slice bananas and put in 1/4 cup orange juice, this will prevent them from browning and add a little zip!
• 6. Drain bananas and place on the bottom of pie crust.
• 7. Custard: Add cornstarch, sugar, salt, both kinds of milk, egg yolks, vanilla and banana flavorings. You must stir constantly this while adding ingredients until well blended and smooth before putting on the heat.
• 8. Turn on the heat and keep stirring until thick and bubbly.
• 9. Remove from heat and pour on top of bananas in pie crust.
• 10. Peanut Butter Topping: Mix with mixer cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1/4 cup peanut butter, mix well. At this point taste the mixture to see if you like the strength of the peanut butter and add more if you want. I added another 1/4 cup (1/2 cup total) which I really liked. Blend additional peanut butter until smooth and creamy.
• 11. Take 8oz container of Cool Whip and 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and fold into peanut butter mixture. Do not over stir.
• 12. Place peanut butter topping on top of custard.
• 13. Garnish (optional): Drizzle with caramel sauce. Top with crushed peanuts and/or mini chocolate chips.
• 14. Refrigerate until set - 5-6 hours or overnight.

DEEP-FRIED BANANA WITH CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip a popsicle stick into the melted chocolate. You want to have about a half-inch of chocolate on the tip. Stick the chocolate-covered end into the bottom of a banana piece, about halfway in. Place the banana on the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining pieces. When complete, place the baking sheet in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Keep the remaining chocolate warm. Place 1 cup of the chopped peanuts on a shallow plate. Remove the bananas from the freezer, and one at a time, use a spoon to cover each piece with chocolate. Remove any excess on the edge of the spoon. Dip and roll each banana into 1 cup of the peanuts and then place them back on the baking sheet. Reserve the leftover chocolate. Place the baking sheet into the freezer for 30 minutes. Heat deep fryer to 375°F. About 20 minutes into the banana freezing time, prepare the batter by combining the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium-size bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and peanut butter. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until smooth. Fold in the remaining chopped peanuts. Remove the bananas from freezer. One at a time, dip each banana into the batter being sure to cover the entire banana up to the popsicle stick. Let the excess batter drip off. Carefully submerge the banana into the hot oil and hold onto the end of the popsicle stick for about 6-8 seconds. Release and let it continue to fry, turning it with a pair of tongs until evenly dark golden brown. Remove the banana from the oil and drain it on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining bananas. Serve immediately with the leftover chocolate for dipping.