Banana Goods

Banana Lounge Bananaversary
Written By Riley Kong

April Wu

Brown Butter Banana Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks or 16 tbsp of salted butter

  • 80 g (½ cup) of brown sugar

  • 220 g (1 cup) of white sugar

  • 60g white miso

  • 110 g (1 cup) ripe banana

  • ½ tsp cinnamon

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 330 g (2 ¼ cups) flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 113 g dark chocolate, chopped

  • Flakey salt

Instructions

  1. Brown 1 stick (8 tbsp) of butter and let it cool for 2-3 min.

  2. To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cooled brown butter (it should still be slightly warm), another stick (8 tbsp) of butter), white sugar, brown sugar, and miso. Mix for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.

  3. Mash banana and cinnamon together.

  4. Add the banana mixture and vanilla extract to the mixer, mix for 2-3 minutes

  5. Whisk together baking powder and flour in a separate bowl. 

  6. Add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and use a spatula to incorporate.

  7. Add chocolate and mix again.

  8. Weigh 3 oz scoops of dough and roll into balls. You should get ~13 cookies.

  9. Chill 30 min-2hrs.

  10. Bake at 375 F for 13-14 minutes, occasionally banging the pan sheet to let the cookies flatten in the oven.

  11. Sprinkle with flakey salt, let cool, and enjoy!

* recipe inspiration

Banana Pudding

Inspired by Magnolia Bakery’s legendary banana pudding.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

  • 1 ½ cups ice cold water

  • 1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix

  • 3 cups heavy cream

  • 4 sliced barely ripe bananas

  • 1 (12 oz) box Nilla Wafers

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, beat together sweetened condensed milk, water, and pudding mix. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight to let it set.

  2. In a large bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Fold in the set pudding until well combined.

  3. In a large glass bowl or 9x13 baking dish, place a layer of pudding mixture, a layer of Nilla wafers, and a layer of sliced bananas. Repeat layers twice then add another layer of pudding on top.

  4. Cover tightly and chill for 4-8 hours. Enjoy!

* recipe inspiration

Banana Milk

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana

  • For dairy version:

    • 1 cup whole milk

    • 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk

  • For vegan version:

    • 1 cup oat milk

    • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high speed until smooth and creamy. Enjoy!

* recipe inspiration

Riley Kong
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