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I love an easy recipe. I especially love an easy recipe with just a few ingredients. Even better? When it tastes great on top of it all! :) These Chocolate Covered Banana Bites are a fantastic snack, especially when you are craving something sweet and chocolaty but don’t want to ruin your diet. Chocolatey? Chocolatie? Choklutty. There. That’s it.  Anyway, I broke down and bought my first jar of coconut oil this week just for this recipe that I saw on The View From Great Island. I know some people live and die by the stuff, but I just never got past all the hype. If you can cook, bake, do dental work, wash your face, unclog a drain and fix your car engine with the same thing…I don’t know. Call me a cynic. :) OK, that may be a little extreme, but you get my drift. However, it’s my new favorite thing for dipping chocolate. Because it’s a solid below 76° it hardens immediately upon contact with frozen or cold things. Like bananas. Behold, the secret of the magic shell! So, even at $

I don’t know if this recipe for banana pudding is really “old-fashioned,” but it is the same recipe my husband grew up with, and he’s sorta old, so…. I made this for our New Year’s Eve party and the bowl was scraped clean when we left after midnight.  This is a simple crowd favorite.  There’s just something familiar and comforting about the flavors of pudding, bananas and good ol’ Nilla Wafers.  (By the way, am I the only one that struggles with the word banana?  It always end up as banananana and then I have to go back and eliminate “ana’s” until the squiggly red line goes away.)  INGREDIENTS 2 small boxes (3.4 oz) French Vanilla pudding 3 cups milk, cold 1 can (12 oz) sweetened condensed milk 1 (12 0z) tub Cool Whip 4-6 ripe bananas, sliced 1 box Nilla Wafers PREPARATION 1. In a bowl, mix pudding, milk and condensed milk well. Let sit for 3-5 minutes. 2. Fold in Cool Whip 3. In a trifle bowl (or any deep bowl), layer pudding, bananas and cookies, endi

Do I really need to say anything to convince you to try this Banana Split Icebox Cake?  I mean, just look at that picture.  HOW can you resist? Treat yourself before summer is over! I made this for Charlie’s birthday.  For dessert I wanted something he would like, since he’s not a huge fan of regular cake-he just wants the frosting.  I pinned this Banana Split Icebox Cake from the Girl Who Ate Everything and I knew it would be perfect.  It was light and refreshing, not overly sweet, and full of flavors that Charlie loves. Everyone raved about it-I didn’t even have any leftovers to eat.  Bummer. INGREDIENTS 1 carton (16 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple or pineapple tidbits, drained  Whole graham crackers (about 25) 2-3 medium bananas, sliced thin Toppings: additional sliced bananas and sliced fresh strawberries Chocolate Drizzle: 1 Tbsp veg

These are certainly nothing new or original, but they ARE all over Pinterest, especially as grilling season is upon us, so I felt like I should try them. Plus, since I started the Slimfast challenge a few weeks ago, I’ve been doing a pretty decent job of watching what I eat and Grilled Banana S’mores won’t ruin your diet. I figured at the very least it would help curb my sweet tooth! (I REALLY want a big batch of chocolate chip cookies, but the 10 pounds I’ve lost so far are very motivating!  INGREDIENTS bananas (1/2-1 per person) mini marshmallows mini chocolate chips granola toffee bits PREPARATION 1. Cut a slit in the banana, lengthwise, but not all the way through to the bottom 2. Spread open and stuff with marshmallows and chocolate chips 3. Place on a sheet of tin foil and loosely fold over the ends and top (leave lots of head room so you don’t get melted marshmallow all over the top of your tin foil 4. Grill over medium heat for 3-5 minutes,

The only thing better than a stack of pancakes… Is FOUR stacks of pancakes: (In every flavor you could ever want, preferably.) ^These^ four stacks of gLoRy include: 1. Blueberry & Banana Pancakes 2. Nutella-Stuffed Pancakes 3. Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze 4. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze Here’s how to make all of them And here are the full recipes: Pancake Batter Makes 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS 2 cups pancake mix 1½ cups water PREPARATION In a large bowl, combine the pancake mix and water, stirring until smooth with no lumps. buzzfeed.com