Claire I also love bananas and here are a few favorites you might like: [Smile]

BANANA GINGER MUFFINS
Makes 1 dozen

2 cups all purpose flour (use some wheat if desired)
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 egg white
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2 tbsp. canola oil
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 bananas mashed (well)
2 tsp. finely grates fresh ginger (or 1 tsp.
ground).....

1.) Preheat oven to 350*F. Combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.

2.) Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Mix well but gently. Do not overbeat.

3.) Pour the batter into 12 sprayed non-stick muffin cups. Bake he muffins for 20-25 minutes until center insertion (use fork)comes out clean and the muffins are lightly brown. Remove the muffins from the oven and cool 10 minutes in the pan. Remove from the pan and cool them completely.

BANANA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

3 Medium bananas
2 cups granulated sugar
4 tbps (1/2 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup clarified butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract...

1.) Preheat oven 325*F. Halve banabas lengthwise, then crosswise.

2.) In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar with 2 tbsp. water. Melt over high heat, swirling pan until sugar carmalizes. When caramel is amber, add 4 tbsp. butter and stir. Pour mixture immediately into 8x8 inch square nonstick baking pan. Arrange bananas in thecaramel, cut side down.

3.) Sift the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In electric mixer fitted with whisk, combine 1 cup sugar and clarified butter. Set speed to LOW and add the eggs, one at a time, stopping mixer and scrtaping sides to blend evenly. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture tobatter, in thirds. Scrape sides of bowl, and pour batter over bananas in cake pan.Bake until cake pulls away from the sides of pan, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before inverting onto cake plate. Serve warm or at room temp.....

Heres an easier one and is sooo good too!!!

LIGHT BANANA CREAM PIE

1 pkg. (1.9 ounces sugar free vanilla instant pudding/pie filling. See what I mean by
easy...

2 3/4 cups low fat milk
4 ripe, medium Bananas, sliced thin.
1 (9 inch) ready made graham cracker pie crust.
1 firm banana
Light frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed.

1.)Prepare pudding as directed, using 23/4 cups low fat milk. Stir in the 4sliced ripe bananas.
2.)Spoon banana mixture into pie crust. Place plastic wrap over pie, lightly pressing plastic to completely cover filling. Chill 1 hour hour or until filling is set. Remove plastic wrap.
3.)Cut firm banana into 1/2 inch slices. Garnish pie with whipped topping and banana slices....
Makes 4 servings. [Wink]