Friday, March 25, 2011

Vegetarian Recipes Tested from Kara's Kitchen


Roasted Bananas With Walnut Glaze
Makes 6 Servings. Prep Time: 15 min.



1/3 cup cane sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy margarine, melted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 large Bananas (1 1/2 lbs.), firm ripe
cooking spray
1/4 cup chopped Walnuts, toasted lightly
1 1/2 cups Tofutti Sour Cream, see note


Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl, and set aside.

Cut Bananas in half lengthwise. Place Banana halves, cut sides up, on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes. Drizzle sugar mixture evenly over Banana Halves, and sprinkle with Walnuts. Bake an additional 5 minutes. Cut each Banana Piece in half crosswise. Serve Bananas with Frozen Yogurt (see note); or if you lie soy ice cream; pre-heat remaining sugar mixture, drizzle over bananas.

Yields: 6 servings (serving size: 4 Banana Pieces and 1/4 cup frozen yogurt).

Note: To make frozen Yogurt: Start with 1 1/2 cups Tofutti sour Cream, add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon fructose. Enjoy!!