Banana Cream Dessert

Name: Banana Cream Dessert
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4-6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup crushed peanut brittle, divided; 2 ripe bananas, sliced; 4 to 6 maraschino cherries

WHEN OUR DAUGHTER was at Lehigh University, the school held a recipe contest for "old home-cooking" dishes. Tamie's meal won, and this recipe was part of the menu. For her prize, she was served her dinner in the university's Presidential Dining Room with five of her friends. It was an evening she'll always remember. -Nancy Walters, Ft. Myers, Florida

Ingredients

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup crushed peanut brittle, divided
2 ripe bananas, sliced
4 to 6 maraschino cherries

Directions

In a bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Add vanilla and continue beating just until stiff peaks form. Fold in 3/4 cup peanut brittle and the bananas. Spoon into individual dessert dishes.
Chill for 1 hour. Sprinkle with remaining peanut brittle and top each with a cherry.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 249 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 139mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Banana Cream Dessert in Reminisce July/August 1995

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mythyagain

Mar 11, 2012

It might be that I had to substitute honey roasted peanuts in place of the peanut brittle, but this dessert was rather bland.