Who likes fried food? [
oh who are you kidding? ]If you answered yes to both of this questions, which you should have if you are sane and breathing, then I have quite the scrumptious treat for you.
Fried Banana Nuggets
Ingredients
Directions
1. Crush pretzels in sandwich baggie
I initially used the old "karate chop method" which became slightly painful, so I implemented the rolling pin technique which worked much better.
2. Cut banana in half (width wise) then cut each half in to about 1/4 inch thick slices.
be sure not to make the slices too thin! The bananas get slightly melted during the cooking process so if they're too thin they won't retain their shape. Got it?! Good.
...but I digress...
the pretzels should stick fairly easily on their own but you may need to press them in to the bananas.
m'mmm.. I suppose you could even eat them now as is, but I decided to pop them in the toaster.
*new toaster!*
I'll be honest, the temperature/time was a total crap-shoot. I had no idea how hot or how long to cook these for, but 350 for 10 minutes seemed just about right.
Maranatha AB beats out Heinz any day
I like just being
The banana slices actually ended up being a little bigger than I thought, so they were more of a banana "finger" than a nugget.. or possibly even a banana "tender". Definitely too small to be considered a banana "cutlet" though..
...but I digress...
3. Pour crushed pretzels on a plate, add 1-2 tsp of cocoa powder and mix it all up with your hands to incorporate
4. Dredge each banana "nugget" in pretzel/cocoa mixture.
m'mmm.. I suppose you could even eat them now as is, but I decided to pop them in the toaster.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes
*new toaster!*
I'll be honest, the temperature/time was a total crap-shoot. I had no idea how hot or how long to cook these for, but 350 for 10 minutes seemed just about right.
and of course we all know that nuggets aren't complete without some type of "ketchup"...
Maranatha AB beats out Heinz any day
y'all, I hate to toot my own horn. (who am I kidding? no I don't..) but these were quite possibly the best thing I've ever made in my life. The bananas got soft and caramelized from the cooking process but the pretzel coating was crispy and salty and added a great contrast to the sweet bananas. My taste buds are still singing.
Now I'm sure your all wondering how I was able to create such a delicious treat today, what with it being Thursday which is normally a school day for moi. Well, in honor of "Just Being" week [yes, I've dubbed it an entire week long celebration] I decided to take off from school today. Now that could've been me "just being..." too enthralled in trash TV last night to finish my Spanish homework for today, or "just being..." too tired to wake up this morning, but I think I'll go with me "just being..." overly stressed from all the work I have due next week and needing to take a day off to regroup, get things done, and maintain my sanity. Yeah, I'll go with that.
I like just being
Alright friends, this British Lit paper ain't gonna write itself [though I really wish it could]. Ta ta for now!
Question: What's your favorite way to eat bananas?
My obvious answer as of right now would be in "fried" form but I am also a huge fan of mashing them up and mixing 'em in greek yogurt, oats (obvi) and of course - banana soft serve.
Yeah, Janetha and Kay-Lay... I'm totally ripping off your brilliant "question" idea. Remember: imitation is the greatest form of flattery
Question: What's your favorite way to eat bananas?
My obvious answer as of right now would be in "fried" form but I am also a huge fan of mashing them up and mixing 'em in greek yogurt, oats (obvi) and of course - banana soft serve.
Yeah, Janetha and Kay-Lay... I'm totally ripping off your brilliant "question" idea. Remember: imitation is the greatest form of flattery
80 comments:
Um yum! I am making these very very soon!
Oh my Gosh! These look DELICIOUS! I'm seriously drooling right now.
Great little recipe. The look awesome for a nice healthy dessert. My favorite way to eat bananas are in oats and on top of waffles with PB. After I try your recipe, it might be a "fried" fan too.
Jenny, I am absolutely floored by your bananability. ;) LOVE the sound of this recipe sweetie. I couldn't live without bananas, so you know I'm just drooling at this one.
Glad to here you got in some relaxing time today. We ALL deserve a day off now and then for no apparent reason... it's just a mental health day!
xxoo
Heather
i am soo jealous of how you create such delicious meals! you are so good at it girl!
i love having bananas in my yogurt messes! mmmm. it's just so perfect!
jenna
That is too genius a recipe
I honestly don't care for bananas on the whole, but I love 'em in banana bread or banana soft serve
Jenny these look fantastic! I want one right now.
Ok this is happening in my house TONIGHT! Dayummm girlfriend! Have a great Thursday! <3
ahh if only there was a way to make that in the microwave...alas these will have to go onto my make over thanksgiving list :) (its becoming quite the long list)
congrats on just being beautiful!
hmm as of late my favorite banana "recipe" has been to melt them into my oats, divine!
Holyyyyyy I want those banana tender/nuggets/whatever you want to call them... they sound fantasticooo!
My fav banana use is in a wrap with PB... mmmmm... or maybe thats just because that was my lunch today and it was tooo good. haha
Hey Jenny--I'm a long-time blog reader, but I haven't commented until now. And honestly... who could resist commenting on such a delicious-sounding recipe?! I'll go out and buy pretzels to make these. ;)
Favorite way to eat bananas = sliced in half, topped with nut butter, sea salt, and granola. Eaten with a fork. Yummm.
why are you so gifted in the creative food category... do tell!
these look amazing! really amazing! next time I even think of buying pretzels or crackers (I just never do... not my thing) I will def. be coating my nananers with them and duplicating this wonderful creation!
ahh i wish i could skip classes or clinical days!
OMG looks amazing!!! I love them best with chocolate peanut butter!
I just love banana. Plain yogurt + banana + weetabix biscuit is my breakfast most mornings. :)
it may be boring but i love bananas in my yogurt messes! those bananas look awesome though
xoxo
shelley
Ummm....you should be on Chopped. I was watching a recorded one from earlier this week and they had bananas/plantains as one of their secret ingredients and one of them fried it(like so)......BUT this looks about 100000X more creative and 392084589782X more delicious than anything that they made! So...I will most definitely be *trying* to make this when I get home! ;)
Love you too girl! <3
I love any excuse to eat a banana with peanut butter. Great idea with the pretzels. I often do little banana boats with pb and vegan choco chips. totally bomb.com.
Holy mother of bananas those look delicious!! My favorite way to eat bananas would have to be in oats.. or plain with pb!!
Brilliance! These look soooo deelish :) Warm banana is so good, and when coated with that good stuff I can only imagine how insane this is (drooling.on.keyboard.)
I like mashed naners in my oats, def my fave!
"What's your favorite way to eat bananas?" NO TWSS? Who are you, woman?
Fine, I forgive you. But only bc of that BANANA BRILLIANCE. I'm pretty sure thats my favorite way to eat bananas. Ain't no thang if I've never actually tasted them.
I am ROLLING in honey wheat twists right now--so this may have to happen in my immediate banana future.
Also, chica, you know I'm obsessed with Spanish and desperately miss college, right? As in, I would def do you yo tarea for you. Sick that that sounds so fun to me...
Buenos noches, amor!
that looks deeeelish!
oh my nanna. i want everything you just posted. oven. fried banana nuggets. you "just being" in my kitchen.
holy shit yum! you are brilliant miss jenny. i love it! cant wait to try this one at home ;) my fav. way to eat a banana: cut in half long ways, spread pb on both sides, smack it together like a sandwich and eat eat eat! also i love caramelizing in the micro. so yum. have a great night i love you!
Jenny, that looks AMAZING!!
I'm glad you did what you thought was best for you today. that's always the way to go!!!
and omg those "fritters" look awesome...if only i had an toaster/oven...
okay now i am seriously pissed off! i just finished my one and only packet of kay's natural that jaime had send me. i was in tears over this disaster and the thought that i will never ever get to eat them again :(
and now i see this insanely yummy recipe here? aww life is not fair at all!
hope you enjoyed it though
;)
xoxo
Wow! That sounds sooo delicious! I love eating my bananas with crunchy PB ;)
I always knew you were a genius and this recipe only proves it. I like my bananas in oats but also my lovely pumpkin pizza creation.
Ahhh seriously where do you get these genius ideas!?!!? I want to try that out nowwww ;)
My favorite way to eat bananas.. probably in oats! Or slathered in peanut butter!
cooking class > spanish class. I think you made a wise decision :)
love frozen banana bites!
especially when they're not overly ripe, but perfectly yellow. they have just the right "chew" as i call it. love this recipe! and baked- rather than fried.. a girl after my own heart.
Whoaaa girl! This is OUTRAGEOUS! I'm getting pretzels and bananas ASAP so I can make this very soon! Pure genius love!
GENUS jenny o.m.g such a great idea!! love it :)
i'm bananananas for bananas :P i should be a monkey lol..fav fruit!
Nut butter beats henz any day for sure lol..!
bananas in oatmeal is my fav way to eat it and with nutbutters or nuts! lovelove!
xx
maya
Banana soft serve. I'm not a huge banana fan. I get it. I've had a rough week with school, family pressure and have not been a good eater. I definitely need a break though. Good for you for taking one!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME??
love this! you are a genius! ;) no really, such a fab idea...such a great recipe...hmm i bet this would be a perfect after school snacky for a little kid :) okay that was a wee bit random lol..
any hoo, my fav way to eat a banana is in oatmeal of course...but bananas are the best, and delish with anything! maybe not anything lol...probably would be bad spread with some heinz ketchup eekks lol.
xx
Eliza
UH.. wow, looks fab!! :)
I'm obsessed with the following:
Mixing pb, plain yogurt and bananas in a bowl.
After it's in the fridge for some chill time, I had cereal and mix it all up. LOVE it. It would probably be even better with some choc chips in there--eek!
Have a fabulous night, gorgeous!
Ahhh, those look amazing! I'm totally saving this recipe. Girl, you are a genius! I love bananas in oats and yogurt, but this method looks like a winner :)
yeeeeeah girl. love your nuggets ;) and you! that is surrriously a clever idea! going to copy cat you for sure! my favorite way for bananas is on top of vanilla bean ice cream!! xoxoxo
Ahh you used the word cutlet! That is one of THOSE words if you catch my drift, gets under my skin! Anyhizzle your naner tenders are looking mighty fine!!
TWO FREAKIN' HOURS of Housewives tonight - you in?! My blonde babes are back!
dear jenny
why on earth do you always come up with the MOST AMAZING combinations that always make my tummy growl? haha
hope you get lots of work done so your not as stressed :D
omg!!!! that looks sooooo delicious!
Great work hon! I think that using the EnviroKidz cereals, like the Koala Krispies or whatever they're called (or any cereal you have on hand) would totally work too. I am gonna make these for Skylar, she will love em!
Fave way to eat bananas? Pulverized and smooshed inside oats, and protein powder in my own adaptation of the brekkie cookie.
Or else the "long way" like you sliced yours. The surface area like that makes the banana taste sweeter and I love it like that. Great minds clearly think alike :)
Oh and yes, I do have a tat on my foot re your comment the other day. It's an Om symbol. I've had it for about 7-8 yrs or so now. God, I'm getting old. Namaste, love.
OMG! seriously i'm drooling. I don't have nanners or pretzels in my casa right now, but for real, i'm getting both of these ingredients ASAP and doing this! way to go babe, i'm giving you the "BEST friend nanner" recipe award! :) love u chica!
omg omg maybe you/I can do that fried banana thing but instead of pretzels, grahams?! would that work?
lots and lots of luv
katie anne
i cant eat bananas they hurt my stomach so bad.. but this looks SOOOOOO GOOD!!!! i think i would risk it lol
how do you come up with these things?!?! i want your brain for a day!!! :)
Amazing. This is a must try.
I have three other top ways to eat bananas.
1. PB + Banana toast
2. Frozen banana with melted chocolate hardened
3. Banana bread
Have a great evening dear!
girl you are a genius!! i cannot wait to try these! my favorite way to eat bananas is with peanut butter warmed in the microwave. predictable answer, but the pb+banana combo just can't be beat. hope you enjoyed your day of "just being"...i need to take those more often!
now that is creativity at it's best!! hmm my fav way...gosh I dunno a little almond butter and some kashi cereal with my banana makes me pretty happy
I'm not a fan of bananas, but those look amazing!
one word comes to mind - GENIUS! You really need to open up your own restaurant, it's stuff like this, that will make people like ME, go out to eat! My favorite way to eat bananas is with pb on a sandwich, you can't beat it :)
btw - we all need a day off now and then, good for you for taking time for yourself!
I prefer bananas in baked goods!
These look amazing!! I want to make these! YUM :)
truethfully, I am a banana hater...
but this looks so good.. :D
We just made chocolate covered bananas today. I should have drizzled them in AB!!
Great creation today!
umm WOW i am TOTALLY drooling right now that looks INCREDIBLE!!
LOVE that you took the day off from school & LOVE "just being" but i love YOU more :) xoxox
Hehe these remind me of one of my favorite breakfast recipes, "Banana Fingers." Love the idea of using those delish pretzels as the crunch factor!
wowww this looks soooo delicious! you're a genius :)
HOLY BANANA! I am *so* excited to try these out! Seriously, I'm giddy thinking about it (is it sad food makes me so happy? lol).
My love, I have been meaning to comment on your post from a couple days ago about how you choose to have your blog as a positive outlet and I have a few opinions on the matter (when don't I? ;) I guess the main thing is that I personally tune into your blog because I have grown to love you and feel invested in your life. So, whatever you choose to write about, I will be all eyes and ready to read and opine. The other thing is this -- neither you, me or anyone else or their mamma is defined solely by their struggles. Just because you are recovering does not mean that every breath you breathe should be spent paying service to that recovery. Life is full of such an endless array of emotions, struggles, triumphs, etc. Some of them are consistent and others fleeting, but the beauty of it all is that at every moment we may choose what to give our energy to and what type of energy we give to it. You give such a radiant and positive energy to all of your readers that I, personally, appreciate. It's not that you have to be "on" at all times, or even that your positive energy could ever trivialize the "realness" of your life -- it simply tells me and the world that you are a fighter. and a beautiful one at that.
xoxo
Wow... creativity! These ninners with all the "jazz" look fab!!
wow, this is such a great idea!
I can't wait to try them. I don' have any good cereal except usual cornflakes, but I'll make something up :)
I like bananas in oats, with pb, blended with cottage cheese.Bananas are great!
I'm not normally a huge fried food fan, but I would fo sho give this a try---you need to take more days off of school if this is the result :-)
Everyone needs the occasional mental health day!
Oh, and thanks for posting a yummy recipe that doesn't seem too far above my skill level!
i cannot WAIT to make this!! such a fabulous idear!! bananas are my faavorite and choco covered pretzels are just amazing! :)
if this is what happens when you take a mental health day, you need one more often ;)
I just started reading your blog and thought I would comment on how I LOVE that you call your boyfriend ginge!!! My husband is a red head and we call him red... :o) I love red heads!
i just learned a new use of pretzels! great idea! :)
oh. my. effing. gawd.
seriously that is GENIUS. Chiquita banana needs to hire you.
you are a GENIUS!!!
these look amazing -- thanks for letting me steal the idea and make the Mister think I came up with it myself ;)
Genius!!! What's better than warm banana and peanut butter?! Favorite way to eat bananas is definitely mashed and in oats. Or just plain smothered in nut butter. The usual.
OMG, just when I thought I could not love you any more! I am SO making those tonight...yeah that's my Friday night plans, sad huh?
YOU ARE A GENIUS! seriously. i will need to make these this weekend. i am drooling and already hungry for lunch. dayum you girl! :)
have a wondrous weekend!
Hello genius! Now if I had a kitchen all to myself right now, you know i'd be making those for breakfast, lunch and dinner! ;)
That chocolate/pretzel addition must be diiiiiivine! I love you, hope you enjoyed your day off!
Oh, and my fave way to eat a banana is on toast with almond butter, cinnamon and agave!!! nommmm OR frozen, and in a yog mess! xoxoxo
Daaaaang.
gotta try it!
YUMMERS!
But that is some KKKKRAZY toaster oven! Do you need a degree from NASA to work that thing?
ooooooooo lala! look at the beautiful, shiney new toaster!!!
purrrrrrrrrrrty
how did you get so dang creative, B?!
jenny- those look amazing! you are so creative my love...i vote you make a cookbook :)
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