The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Dried Ripe Bananas  
Banana Cooler  
4
-8 ripe eating bananas  
8
3
1
1
small ripe bananas  
cups orange juice  
medium-sized lemon  
ice cubes, crushed  
Wash unpeeled bananas. Blanch 4 bananas at a time in a large  
saucepan half filled with boiling water. Keep in boiling water for 3–5  
minutes. Remove bananas to a bowl of tap water to cool completely. Peel  
and slice lengthwise, place on an aluminum screen set on a tray. Dry in an  
oven set at 200ºF and leave the oven door slightly open; or dry in a solar  
dryer. The bananas are dry when they are slightly tough and chewy. Pack in  
plastic bag fully and seal. Store in a clean jar in a cool, dry place.  
2
Slice bananas into blender. Add juices, cover and blend until bananas  
are pureed. Add ice, blend until smooth. Serve immediately.  
ASCC/EFNEP  
Note: Source of concentrated sugar. Nutritional values similar to one  
cup serving on the preceding table.  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Calories  
326 kcal 16 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
81 Gm 27 %  
Total Fat  
2 Gm  
0 Gm  
0 Mg  
7 Gm  
4 Gm  
3 %  
0 %  
0 %  
0 %  
8 %  
1.2 Mg  
44 Mg  
342 IU  
7 %  
4 %  
7 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
Calcium  
Banana Chips  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
154 Mg 257 %  
2
green cooking bananas  
oil for frying  
Protein  
salt to taste  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Pour oil into pot to heat. Peel bananas and cut them into thin slices.  
Servings in this recipe:  
3
Put banana on paper-covered plates and sprinkle with salt. When oil is very  
hot, fry chips until they are pale gold in color. Drain on paper. Serve at  
once.  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
0
Fruit:  
4
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
0
Note: High in fat due to deep fat frying.  
Banana, A Tropical Treat South Pacific Foods Leaflet 7 (1983), SPC,  
Noumea, New Caledonia  


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