Banana Grape-nuts Chews

nonstick vegetable cooking spray
6 tbs butter
1/3 cup packen golden brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups banana quick bread mix
1 cup grape-nuts cereal
2 bananas, peeled and coarsely mashed (about 1 cup)

1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375 degrees. Spray large cookie sheet with nonstick spray.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in yolks one at a time. Add quick bread mix and cereal and beat until just blended. Add mashed bananas and beat just to incorporate.
3. Working in batches, sppon 2 tbs batter for each cookie onto prepared cookie sheet, spacing evenly and forming 6 mounds.
4. Bake until cookies are golden brown on bottom and set in the middle, about 12 mintues. Using a spatula, transfer cookies to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.

Cover tightly and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Banana Cream Pie

1 9-inch baked pastry shell
3 tbs cornstarch
1 2/3 cups water
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 tbs margarine or butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 medium bananas
lemon juice from concentrate
whipped cream

In a heavy saucepan, dissolve cornstarch in water; stir i sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; add margarine and vanilla. Cool slightly. Slice 2 bananas; dip in lemon juice and drain. Arrange on bottom of prepared crust. Pour filling over bananas; cover. Chill 4 hours or until set. Spread top with whipped cream. Slice remaining banana. Dip in lemon juice, drain and garnish top of pie.
Refrigerate leftovers.

Strawberry Nirvana Smoothie

1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1 banana, peeled and cut in large chunks
1 cup strawerry-banana juice blend
3 tbs powdered nonfat dry milk
ice
whey protein powder
fresh strawberries and banana slices for garnish

1. Add strawberries, banana, strawberry-banana juice, powdered ilk, ice, and why protein (if wanted) to blender. Cover and blend on high speed until well blended. Add enough ice to make mixture of smoothie consistency. Top each drink with strawberry and banana slices