I had never used wonton wrappers before so I hunted some down in my grocery store.  [They were around the salad/lettuce/fresh produce at my store just fyi.]  Then I had to figure out how to cook them.  The package says to either add them to slightly boiling water or to fry them.  So of course I tried to bake them first.  

Yea, totally not the way to go.  There is a reason they don’t have that option on the package – it turns them into cardboard!  So making these “healthy” by baking them was out.  I tried the boiling water method next.  Nope.  Came out like soggy goo.  It wasn’t pretty.  [Although they were tasty!  I might have eaten two soggy caramel banana wontons.  No judgies.] 

Finally I gave in and followed instructions and fried them.  Best idea ever!  Or maybe the best idea ever was to drizzle them with salted caramel sauce.  All I know is that these didn’t last long at our house.  I actually had to make more for pictures.  My mom came over and ate the last two and then said “Dang, I hope you didn’t need to take pictures of these.”  That’s ok mom, I can now say these caramel banana wontons are mom tasted and approved!  

Caramel Banana Wontons

Yield: 12

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Ingredients

• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 12 wonton wrappers
• oil for frying
• caramel sauce for drizzling

Instructions

Put the bananas, coconut oil, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small sauce pan. Cook on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Preheat your oil in another pan.

Place about a tablespoon of the banana mixture onto a wonton wrapper and seal the edges. *see notes

Fry on each side for about 15 seconds, or until the wonton is crisp and golden.

Drizzle with caramel sauce and enjoy!

Notes

I found the best way to seal the wontons is make a triangle shape using a paintbrush and water.

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 723Cholesterol: 9mgSodium: 581mgCarbohydrates: 135gFiber: 11gSugar: 49gProtein: 13g

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The answer is nothing.  You don’t need anything more then a dessert baked in a skillet.  A side of homemade ice cream maybe, but nothing besides that.  Ok, maybe a little chocolate sauce on top of it all.  But seriously.  Nothing more then that! 

I have made blondies [and brownies] before, but this was the first time making them in my beloved skillet.  I was slightly nervous when I put it in the oven for fear that it would stick to the bottom on the pan.  That would ruin a perfectly good blondie and skillet in one recipe. 

I made sure to coat the bottom of the skillet with butter to help reduce any stuck on blondie mishaps.  [Even though I would have scrapped it out and eaten it either way.  Just keepin it real again.]  The butter also helped to crisp the bottom and sides of the blondie but kept the top soft and chewy.  [It’s ok if you drooled a bit.  I totally understand.]

Drizzle a little chocolate sauce and add a scoop of ice cream and you are all set.  And then sit back relax and think of how much you love your cast iron skillet for making you such a delicious treat. 

Easy Skillet Blondie

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons butter, for seasoning

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 and put your in your skillet.

Cream the butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla together.

Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and the salt.

Blend together before adding the chocolate chips.

Remove your skillet from the oven (careful! Its hot!) and add the 3 tablespoons of butter. Make sure it coats the bottom of the skillet.

Pour the blondie mixture into the greased skillet.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned and the center is fully cooked.

Let cool before cutting.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 3217Cholesterol: 499mgSodium: 1621mgCarbohydrates: 414gFiber: 9gSugar: 302gProtein: 33g

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“We” is Ryley and me.  She’s my baking buddy.  She likes to sit on the counter next to my mixer and turn it on.  She also helps me pour in the ingredients and sometimes crack the eggs.  Depending on the day.  On this day she was the mixer turner on-er, the sugar pourer and the strawberry counter.  

And the strawberry taste tester.  I had a bowl of cut strawberries and she could hold one up and say “Look!  A strawberry chip!” and dip it in the batter.  Well, I guess it is a strawberry chip, why not eat it covered in cake batter?  So she sat on the counter and dipped strawberries and just chatted away with me. 

She’s also my little shopper too.  We love to go “shop shop” at the “popcorn store” together.  [Translation – we love to browse the clearance stickers at Target.]  It’s fun when her and I are able to have a little solo mommy/daughter time.   [And we get to spend daddy’s money.  Duh.] 

When we aren’t baking or shopping we color, or read Judy Moody books, or watch My Little Ponies.  Which are all things I’m sure I did when I was her age.  So once the strawberry cake bars were done and I had cut them into squares, I handed her one.  And she looked at it funny and said “I don’t like it mommy”.  I titled my head to the side and wondered what the teenage years would bring.  [And I had to console myself with two strawberry bars and some ice cream.  Alone.] 

Strawberry Cake Bars

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Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stick of salted butter, room temp.
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup cut strawberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Cream the butter and the sugar.
4. Add the egg, yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract.
5. Mix in the flour and baking powder.
6. Add the strawberries and beat on high for a minute.
7. Pour the batter into the baking dish and level out.
8. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
9. Let cool and slice.
10. Enjoy!

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