I chose these recipes because they are all easy to make and delicious. I always make banana bread at home when we have brown bananas and the other two are also fun to make, although I don’t have as much experience with them.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1-teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup butter

¾ cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 large brown bananas

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 250 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×5 inch loaf plan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs, mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack.

Puppy Chow

Ingredients:

9 cups crispy rice cereal squares

½ cup peanut butter

1-cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1½ cups confectioner’s sugar

Directions:

1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate; add peanut butter and mix until smooth.
2. Remove from heat, add cereal, and stir until coated.
3. Pour powdered sugar into large plastic bag, add coated cereal, and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container.

Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

2 cups cold milk

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1-tablespoon vanilla extract

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafers

14 bananas, sliced

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes.
2. Blend in condensed milk until smooth.
3. Stir in vanilla and fold in whipped topping.
4. Layer wafers, bananas, and pudding mixture in a glass-serving bowl.
5. Chill until served.