Sweet Banana Bruschetta

Name: Sweet Banana Bruschetta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 slices egg bread or 6 slices raisin bread; 1 medium banana, mashed (1/2 cup); 1/4 cup cream cheese with pineapple; 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 medium bananas, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; sifted powdered sugar (optional); chocolate curls (optional)

Submitted by Topher

"A bruschetta for your sweet tooth."

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Ready In:: 16mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

6 6 slices egg bread or 6 slices raisin bread
1 medium banana, mashed (1/2 cup)
¹⁄₄ cup cream cheese with pineapple
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 medium bananas, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
2 tablespoons brown sugar
sifted powdered sugar (optional)
chocolate curls (optional)

directions

Toast bread and let cool. Combine mashed banana, cream cheese, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.
Spread some of the mixture over each toasted bread slice.
Place slices on a cookie sheet. Layer banana slices on top of cream cheese mixture. Brush bananas with melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Broil bruschetta 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 30 to 60 seconds or until banana slices just begin to glaze.
To serve, sprinkle tops with sifted powdered sugar and garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Serve immediately.

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Topher

I'm a med school student that loves to cook. You might have guessed though that being a college student doesn't give me a whole lot of money to spend on ingredients and such. So instead, whenever I go home, I try to cook something new for parents.

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