Banana oat bars

 Ingredients

•  3 large very ripe bananas
• 120g peanut butter or almond butter
• 200g rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp salt

Optional:

• Vanilla extract
• Chocolate chips or raisins
• Ground cinnamon or ginger

Method 

1. Mash the bananas on a plate until they are smooth and creamy.
2. Tip the mashed bananas into a mixing bowl and add the peanut butter.
3. Mix well until you have a creamy mixture.
4. Add the rolled oats and salt and stir well.
5. Add any flavouring, spice, choc chips or dried fruit etc. if desired.
6. Grease and line an 8" square or oblong tin
7.  Spoon the mixture into the tin and smooth the top.
8. Bake in the centre of a moderate oven, 350º F or gas mark 4 for around 25 minutes.
9. Allow to cool a bit and then mark into bars with a knife.

 

 

 Lemon Curd Ice Cream

NB Before starting this recipe, first make a batch of lemon curd, and prepare the ice cream machine by putting the freezer bowl in the freezer. Turn up the freezer to the right number.  

If you are making this mixture with all refrigerated ingredients, you can go straight to the freezing stage without delay. If any of the ingredients are warm, or if the weather is very warm and the bowl was warm, put the mixture in the fridge for a few hours before using the ice cream machine.  

 

Ingredients: 

• 300 ml double cream (half a large pot)
• 150 ml natural yogurt 
• 200g lemon curd 
• Grated zest of one lemon

Method 

1. Mix the ingredients (perhaps with an electric whisk) in a large mixing bowl. 
2. Chill the mixture if required. 
3. Decant into a jug for pouring into the ice cream machine. 
4. Freeze the mixture in the ice cream maker in accordance with the instructions for the machine.  

 

Ideally, drizzle some more lemon curd into the machine at the stage where you can add ripple effect sauces. This seems to be tricky to judge (use the instruction manual).