CARNATION Creamy Evaporated Milk is made from fresh milk and has 75% less fat than regular cream. Evaporated Milk is made from low fat milk with approximately 60% of the water removed making it a concentrated milk that gives your cooking a creamy taste and texture. It is shelf stable making it a versatile alternative to fresh cream. Ideal creamy cooking ingredient for creating pastas & risottos, or you can use in sweet cooking such as baked cheesecake and banana bread. Enjoy the lighter choice with CARNATION Creamy Evaporated Milk. If in store, you can find me next to Long Life Milks. Visit recipes.com.au for recipe inspiration.

Simple Banana Bread

Skill level: Easy

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 50 min

Serves: 12

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups self-raising flour

1/4 cup plain flour

1/2 cup caster sugar

1tsp ground cinnamon

3 pieces overripe medium bananas. Mashed (600g)

2 eggs, lightly whisked

1 cup CARNATION Creamy Evaporated Milk

1/2 piece banana sliced lengthways (100g)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 °C / 160 °C Grease and line a 11 x 21cm (base measurement) loaf pan with baking paper, allowing it to overhang.

2. Sift combined flours, sugar and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in mashed bananas in a medium bowl. Add eggs and CARNATION Creamy Evaporated Milk; stir until well combined.

Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Spoon mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Top with banana slice.

3. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and set aside in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Cut into slices to serve.