Recipe Round-up: Fruit and Veggie Extravaganza!

Spring is upon us, and that means that there will be all sorts of fruits and veggies coming into season.

Here are some of our family’s favorite recipes featuring fruits and veggies! These are all easy to make and will satisfy everyone in the family- even the pickiest eaters.

Fruit:

• Fruit Salad
• Healthy, Frozen Fruit Pops!
• Small Changes to Make your Box Cake Mix Taste Scratch-Made!
• Banana Bread in a Cake Pan!
• Yummy Banana Nutty Bread
• PB Chocolate Malts!
• 4 Fresh, Healthy Smoothie Recipes Kids will Love!
• Baked Pumpkin Donuts
• Apple Crisp
• Strawberry Banana Popscicles
• Applesauce in a crockpot
• Pumpkin Protein Shake
• Berries Romanoff

 

Veggies:

• Roasted Veggies
• Butternut Squash Bisque (GF, Vegan)
• Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Bean, Rice, & Cheese Bowls
• Veggie Soup Recipe
• Crockpot Chili Recipe (GF, Vegan, Vegetarian)
•  Veggie Loaded Pasta Sauce
• Veggie Tuscan Soup
• Stuffed Squash
• Cooking Tutorial: Spaghetti Squash!
• Butternut Carrot Bisque
• Homemade Pico De Gallo (Fresh Salsa)
• Lemon Garlic Spaghetti Squash 
• Zucchini Chips 

New Recipe: Banana Bread in a Cake Pan!

These bananas are perfect for making banana bread!

I’ll admit: I don’t have a loaf pan. I did, but it died. It was metal, and after 10+ weeks of weekly use… ::Sad Trombone:: I know I should buy a glass one (I have my eye on this one), but until then, I’m making do with what I’ve got.

And what I’ve got is a glass cake pan. Specifically a 9×9 glass cake pan, like this one. I looked online for some ideas about baking times and temps and reworked my usual recipe. The best part of this recipe is that the bread is moist, fluffy/airy with a good crumb.  It is not dense or heavy at all.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe/over ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup room temp/softened butter or coconut oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Flapjack and Waffle Mix Whole Grain (Buttermilk variety)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray 9×9 glass baking dish with spray release.
2. In a small dish, mash up bananas, set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter/coconut oil for about 30 seconds-1 minute until light and fluffy.
4. Add sugar, beat until combined and fluffy.
5. Beat in eggs one at a time.
6. Add bananas and vanilla, and blend until the wet ingredients are all incorporated.
7. Add baking soda and Kodiak Mix. Stir to combine.
8. Pour into the prepared 9×9 glass baking dish.
9. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Test with toothpick in the center of the bread for doneness.

This recipe makes 1 9×9 cake pan, which is approximately 9-12 servings, depending on how big you like the pieces.

My kids like this bread toasted with either butter or cream cheese. It never lasts long.