Crunchy Monkey Peanut Butter Banana Sticks Recipes

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER THINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil with a 1-inch overhang on all sides. Spray lightly with baking spray.
• Combine both flours, oats, wheat germ, chia seeds if using, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the peanut butter, brown sugar, vegetable oil and egg white in another medium bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the dry ingredients and beat on low until a wet and sandy mixture that holds together when squeezed. Turn the dough out into the prepared pan and press into an even layer. Bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely. Drizzle with the chocolate. Let the chocolate harden and break into eighteen 2-inch even pieces.

CRUNCHY SUNFLOWER-BUTTER, BACON AND BANANA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Put the wrap on a work surface, and spread the sunflower butter to the edges. Drizzle the honey on top, and spread to the edges. Sprinkle the chopped bananas and bacon evenly on top, almost to the edges.
• Roll the wrap up tightly, then squeeze it gently to make an even, tightly sealed log. Trim about 1 inch from each end (to discard or nibble on), then slice the roll into six 1-inch-wide pinwheels. Set them in a small airtight container, a cut-side up; lay a whole banana slice on top of each one; then seal the container tightly. The pinwheels should be served the day they're made.

PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA PANINI STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat a panini maker to medium heat.
• Spread the peanut butter on one side of each slice of bread. Arrange the banana slices on top of the peanut butter on one of the slices. Top with the other slice of bread to make a sandwich. Butter the outside of the sandwich on both sides.
• Put the sandwich in the panini press and close (do not press on the panini maker or the filling will leak out). Cook according to the panini maker instructions until the bread is lightly browned and crispy. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes, then slice into sticks and serve.

RACHAEL RAY'S CRUNCHY MONKEY PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA STICKS

Steps:

• Heat the peanut butter in the microwave on high for 20 seconds to loosen it, then stir honey into it.
• Place the granola into a food processor and lightly process to crush up the granola, nuts, and raisins.
• Peel and cut each banana in half across the middle.
• Insert a popsicle or chop stick into the cut end of each half-banana.
• Spread 1 side of each banana stick with 1/4 of the peanut sauce then coat liberally with spoonfuls of granola, gently pressing it into the peanut butter.
• Eat the bananas right off the sticks, but serve on a plate to catch the crumbs.