Jamaican Banana Bars Recipes

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in 1 banana, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bars cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars and then cut into squares.

LIZ'S BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine the milk and lemon juice in a small bowl; allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. This will effectively 'sour' the milk.
• Stir the 1/2 cup margarine, the white sugar, eggs, salt, and flour together in a bowl. Add the soured milk and mashed bananas and mix thoroughly; spread into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown very slightly, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before frosting.
• Prepare the frosting by beating together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1/3 cup margarine in a bowl using an electric mixer. Spread evenly over the cooled bars before cutting into 20 even-sized pieces. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator.

JAMAICAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat 2 Tbsp butter and cheese at medium speed. Add the sugar, beat well. Add the egg, beat well- set aside.
• Combine banana and next five ingredients (through vanilla) stirring well.
• Add flour to sugar mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition.
• Add 1/4 cup pecans and 1/4 cup coconut.
• Pour into 8X4 loaf pan coated with spray, bake 1 hour.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove. Cool slightly.
• To make topping, combine brown sugar and 2 tsp each of lime juice, butter, and rum in a saucepan- bring to simmer. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly, remove from heat. Stir in remaining nuts and coconut, spoon over loaf.

WE BE JAMMIN' JAMAICAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Beat together 2 tablespoons of softened butter and cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy. Slowly beat in sugar until well incorporated. Add the egg and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. In a different bowl, mix together the bananas, milk, 2 tablespoons rum, lime zest, lime juice, and vanilla extract; stir well. Pour 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter and mix well. Mix in 1/2 of the mashed bananas. Continue with another 1/3 of the flour, followed by the remaining banana mixture, and finally the remaining flour. Fold in 1/4 cup pecans and 1/4 cup coconut flakes.
• Pour the mixture into the loaf pans, and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about one hour. When finished, cool for 10 minutes in the pan, remove, and finish cooling on a wire rack.
• After you take the banana bread out of the oven, prepare the topping by stirring together the brown sugar, remaining butter, lime juice, and 2 teaspoons of rum in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer stirring constantly; cook until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth, about one minute. Remove from heat, and stir in 2 tablespoons pecans, and 2 tablespoons coconut. Spoon this topping over the loaves while they are still warm. The topping will harden slightly when the loaf cools.

BANANA WAKE-UP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together the peanut butter, brown sugar, and butter with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, then the banana. Stir in the oats, flour, wheat germ, and baking soda until completely combined. Spread in prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan on wire rack before cutting into bars.

JAMAICAN RUMMED BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a greased baking dish, place the bananas. Sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter. Mix orange juice and rum and pour around the bananas. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of coconut cream or ice cream.

WAIKIKI BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream shortening and brown sugar.
• Add extracts and banana, beating well.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder; add to wet mixture.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into well-greased 11 X 7-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• While still warm, cut into bars and remove from pan.
• Mix: 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.
• Gently roll bars in mixture while slightly warm.
• Store in airtight container.

JAMAICAN BANANA CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven 400F.
• Finely grate 1 tsp orange zest and squeeze 6 Tbs juice from orange.
• Cut bananas into 1/4" slices Combine 1/2 of the sugar 1/3 or the butter and 1/2 of the rum in large frying pan.
• cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar has dissolved and mixture is starting to bubble.
• Stir in bananas and toss until evenly coated.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide half of banana mixture among 4 1-cup ramekins.
• Sprindle each with 1 Tbs breadcrumbs.
• Top with remaining banana mixture.
• Spoon orange juice over each ramekin Combine remaining breadcrumbs, sugar and butter with oats, orange zest and cinnamon, blending with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle over bananas.
• Bake until topping is crisp and golden, about 15 minutes.
• Serve warm, topped with cream and sprinkled with nuts.

WORLD'S BEST (IN MY OPINION) BANANA BARS

Steps:

• bars:.
• Beat the sugar oil and eggs. then add bananas and blend the rest. pour out on to greased 9 x 13 cookie sheet. bake at 350 until browned on top (about 30 minutes).
• frosting:.
• bring to a boil and let cool then add powdered sugar.

JAMAICAN BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt the chocolate over hot water.
• Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and soda and set aside.
• Combine the banana and butter and beat till blend. Beat in the egg.
• Add, and blend well after each addition, the flour mixture alternately with the milk.
• Stir in melted chocolate and nuts, if using.
• Spread in greased and floured 13" x 9" x 2" pan and bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.