Sooooo, remember when I told you that I went to Caputo’s and they gave me a free bag of bananas? This week, I was walking out of the store, and they again asked me if I wanted some free bananas. Sure, I said innocently. And they then put a case of bananas in my cart.
Do you know how many bananas a case is? Any clue? I do now, as the box they provided lists the weight contained therein. Forty pounds. Forty pounds of bananas. That is already ripe.
Needless to say, we’ve been making a lot of bananas in the house- plain bananas, banana smoothies, banana bread, etc. And thanks to Melisa, banana boats!
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Mmmmmm.
Raise your hand if you were a Girl Scout and remember making these!
(And boo to Dominick’s for not carrying caramels anymore. Seriously, caramels is a normal food product. Why on earth aren’t they stocked?)
How to Make Banana Boats
With the peel on, slit the banana lengthwise like you would a baked potato, and then push at the ends to squish it open a little.
Add the chocolate chips at the bottom, then the marshmallows, and finally the caramels. (And no, I didn’t follow my own advice, which is why I was trying to scrape caramel off the tin foil after cooking them. Learn from my mistakes.)
Wrap the bananas in tin foil, leaving a little room on top where the yummies inside the banana are poking out. Place the wrapped bananas on the grill and let them cook for about five minutes.
Remove from the grill, take off the foil, and use your spoon to scoop out allllll the yumminess.
MMMMMMM!
Thanks for the reminder. Now, any more suggestions on what to do with the remaining bananas?
Banana Boats
Ingredients
- 5 Ripe bananas
- 1 cup Mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup Chocolate chips
- 10 Caramel candies
Instructions
- With the peel on, slit the banana lengthwise like you would a baked potato, and then push at the ends to squish it open a little.5 Ripe bananas
- Add the chocolate chips at the bottom, then marshmallows, and finally the caramels, cut in half.1/2 cup Chocolate chips, 10 Caramel candies, 1 cup Mini marshmallows
- Wrap the bananas in tin foil, leaving a little room on top where the yummies inside the banana are poking out. Place the wrapped bananas on the grill and let them cook for about five minutes.
- Remove from the grill, take off the foil, and use your spoon to scoop out all the yumminess.
Notes
- These are best served warm! Let them cool slightly before digging in, as the filling will be very hot coming off the grill.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
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Holy COW, that looks GOOD! I was going to post just such a recipe on my cooking blog, but now, I just might link to yours instead! 🙂
P.S. We also cut across the banana, so that it's already cut into bites. The caramels will melt better if they are a little smaller, too 🙂
That looks too good…..Wow
Those look good! I have been wanting to do an entire meal on the grill, but always get stuck on dessert – somehow letting the kids melt marshmellows over a gas grill doesn't seem like a great idea to me. I will definitely be trying these!
oh dang I never had these but they look sooooo good! mmmm my friend is having a 'the death of summer' party and these might be fun to eat.
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I have never seen something like that! It looks so delicious! 😀
i knew they sounded familiar!! girl scouts!!! lol blast from the past goin on here!! these look great btw…thnx for a great memory, too!!
Oh My Goodness! Do I really need to know about these?
MMMMMMMMMMMM! I have never seen or heard of this before it sure does sound yummy. My husband has heard of it and now wants some! YUMMY!
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