Bananas in Red Stuff (a.k.a Strawberry Glaze)
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What do you get when you combine a bunch of ripe bananas with strawberry glaze? Bananas in red stuff, a dessert that’s simultaneously light, filling, refreshing, and just the right amount of sweet.
In case you haven’t noticed, there is an awful lot of high fa-lootin’ ness going around in the foodie world today and I try to keep as much distance between myself and anything high fa-lootin’ as possible because that’s just how I like to live. This brings me to today’s recipe. You see, I have achieved my highest culinary dream. I have reached the pinnacle of delicious greatness! I have climbed the highest mountain and crossed the raging seas and I have returned with… bananas in red stuff!
Alright, I know, I could do better on the name. But the thing is, I’ve been calling it that for as long as I can remember, and whenever you ask someone “Hey you know that banana stuff at Shoney’s” they always reply “Oh yeah, you mean bananas in red stuff?”. So today, on Southern Plate, we’re just gonna call it what it is and anyone with eyes can see that it is bananas in red stuff. But if the professionals ask, it’s a bananas with strawberry glaze recipe, okay?
If you are familiar with Shoney’s breakfast bar you know how wonderful this stuff is. It’s the belle of the ball. Light tasting, slightly sweet, filling, and refreshing, I’ve longed (literally, longed) for the recipe for years. Then a few years back Mama and I found ourselves talking about it yet again. We’ve gone over all sorts of possible scenarios from diluted jello to a grenadine-based sauce. The thing is, though, it has to be simple for a restaurant like Shoney’s to turn it out on the scale that they do. It then dawned on us, what is Shoney’s specialty? Strawberry pie. So what would they have on hand at all times? Strawberry glaze!
Oh goodness, folks, we’ve hit pay dirt! Here’s the recipe for bananas with strawberry glaze and I hope you make it soon.
Recipe Ingredients
- Strawberry glaze
- Bananas (you want your bananas to be ripe, but not overly ripe because we want a little firmness left in them).
How to Make Bananas With Strawberry Glaze
Pour your glaze into a mixing bowl.
Using the container the glaze came in, fill it up with cold water and pour that into the mixing bowl as well.
Now mix this on medium speed until completely blended.
It really helps to do this with an electric mixer because it’s just globby and slightly annoying to do it with a spoon.
Now slice your bananas into a medium bowl.
Make the banana slices kinda thick so they will hold up better when you are stirring them up in our next step.
Now pour your strawberry glaze over the sliced banana in your bowl.
And give them a good stir to coat.
Cover with foil or plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for a few hours or until well chilled.
Oh, this is gonna be so good!
Just for you, I dished it all out into pretty little dessert dishes to take a photo and spent a few minutes pretending I wasn’t going to eat it all myself. 🙂
Storage
Leftover bananas in red stuff will only last a couple of days when stored, covered, in the fridge. Any longer and the bananas will begin to turn brown.
Recipe Notes
- Lots of places offer this “red stuff” near the strawberries and there are tons of different brands and such. Now, I’m firmly on team sugar-free glaze. However, I’m here to tell you that the sugar-free glaze tasted nothing like the regular glaze. It wasn’t bad, it was just very different. It was so different that I actually ended up throwing it away and going back to the store for the regular glaze. So I’m gonna recommend you get the regular glaze to make this. You understand, right?
- If you want to make a fruit salad with strawberry glaze, add a quart of fresh strawberries (halved) and 1 can of pineapple chunks (drained) to the banana slices.
Recipe FAQs
How do you serve bananas with strawberry glaze?
Now, I just like to eat it on its own. However, this would also be excellent as a dessert topping. Serve it on top of slices of pound cake, on top of pancakes or , or with a serving of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream – the possibilities are limitless.
You may also like these other Southern banana recipes:
Caramel Banana Pie (a.k.a Easy Banoffee Pie)
How To Make Homemade Banana Pudding From Scratch
Homemade Banana Pudding with Meringue Topping
Banana French Toast with Pecans From Mama’s Kitchen
Grilled Bananas – Best Kept Secret
Ingredients
- 4-6 medium bananas
- 1 10-ounce container strawberry glaze
Instructions
- Place glaze in a medium bowl. Fill the empty glaze container with water and pour that into the bowl as well. Mix with an electric mixer until completely blended.1 10-ounce container strawberry glaze
- Slice bananas in thick slices into a separate bowl. Pour glaze over them and stir to coat.4-6 medium bananas
- Cover and place in the refrigerator for several hours to chill. Serve cold.
Nutrition
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This recipe was featured in Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck
Christy, do you know how long the bananas stay good in this? I’m not a huge nanner fan, but I actually was served something similar to this at Denny’s when I ordered a side of fruit in the middle of winter. The strawberry flavor is very complimentary to the bananas. I’m making Analoyce’s Buttermilk Salad here in a few minutes but may need to make these bananas in a couple weeks if I know the bananas will stay good for a few days in the fridge!
As for embarrassingly easy recipes, how about this? Using a pound of hot dogs, slice each on the diagonal into 3 pieces. Cook them in a large sauce pan in 2 tablespoons of butter until they’re a little browned. Stir in a 15 ounce can of tomato sauce (I love store brand stuff but use the regular Hunt’s sauce here because I think it tastes much better than store brand), 2 tablespoons Heinz Chili Sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon curry powder. Let it cook for a minute or so, just to heat the sauce. Serve over rice. The curry powder just offers a bit of extra flavor. This is really good even if it sounds a little weird!
Oh yeah, I usually cut bananas with a butter knife too 😀 I’m too lazy to dirty a cutting board just for bananas, so I slice the banana into the bowl as I peel it. I’d probably cut my fingers off trying to do it with a sharp knife because the bananas are so slippery.
Love bananas in red stuff too!!! Hmmmmm here’s a simple recipe…Bar B Que Chicken. Skillet with lid. Add chicken pieces pour over them I can of Coca Cola or my favorite Dr. Pepper and I cup of Catsup. Cook on medium heat with the lid on about 30 min till chicken is done. This can also be done with pork chops.
I think I always use a butter knife to cut bananas, too 🙂
I’m one of those people trying to steer away from chemical laden, processed foods, but I also realize how good some of those things taste 🙂 I just try to reach a happy medium, and make better choices when I can. But oh Christy….I do wish I could convince you to use real butter!!! haha
You’d be impressed if you would’ve been here lately and seen how much I’ve bought over the past few months! the cost is killing me though, and I still buy margarine when I have to do larger quantities of baking. Same reason why I could never buy my groceries at Earth Fare. Love their stuff but spend twice as much money for half as many groceries! budget just won’t let me do it, lol.
Happy mediums are always a good place to be!
Oh I’m so proud of you! It is expensive – no way to argue that.
It’s just me, myself and I, so I can afford to spend a little more on groceries, but I don’t think I could do it for a large family. I love Earth Fare, but that’s my “special treat” place!
Have you tried that Homestead Creamery, non homogenized milk? @,@ It is like a drug to me, I can’t get enough of it! I am out now and really really trying not to go because I know I’ll just drink it all myself, lol. If you go, it is the milk in the glass bottles and has the gold cap. OH MY WORD it is amazing!!!
Ugh, ok, I think I have to go now… ~sighs~ I can’t resist it.
Christy,
Do you have Costco in AL. It is like Sam’s Warehouse. If you have a Costco they have 2 lbs of Organic butter for less than $7.00. We buy all the time and put in freezer until ready to use.
Proud of you Christy for using the butter. As a cheap-skate, for years I wouldn’t pay the price. Now I buy it in quantity when it’s on sale and keep it in the freezer so I’ll have it when I need it. For many things it is really worth the added cost! I’m an old home ec teacher too!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I love this stuff. Every time I go to Shoney’s, I spend the next week or two trying to find this recipe on the web.
I kept thinking it had to be like the strawberry pie but never considered just
adding water. My attempts at the strawberry pie never worked out too well
either because it was always too congealed. Now I know the secret!
I just love you! Everything about you – and your cookbook is divine.
I am glad to know I am not the only one that loves this stuff:) It is good on other things, too, as you mentioned. Now for my recipe submission…..we are having this for dinner tonight. It’s quick tuna casserole made with boxed macaroni and cheese, cooked according to package directions, a tan of drained tuna, one can cream of chicken soup and 1/2 cups shredded cheese or Velveeta cubes. Stir together, put into a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray and bake on 350 degrees until nice and crusty. Just some good old “broke” food and great with salad or by itself:)
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup sugar
splash of vanilla if you like
Mix all up together. I roll into little balls and bake at 325 degrees for about 9 mins. Bring out of the oven and let cool a couple of minutes before removing from pan.
You can use Splenda (1 cup) in place of the sugar. I actually like that better but each to his own.
I just thought it was bananas in red jello. I’ll try it. Seems interesting.