You have heard me RAVE about Funky Monkey Snacks lately, especially with all of Lil Boo’s allergies. The Mrs. happened to find these GREAT snacks at Whole Foods, to which lil boo thoroughly enjoyed! Of course, I am certain you could only imagine his two ‘favorite’ snacks out of the bunch…Bananamon and Purple Funk….both with Banana’s….do we see a pattern here??
Highlights
- Funky Monkey Snacks have no added colors, flavors, sugars, or preservatives
- Our special, proprietary manufacturing process provides for a crunchier texture vs. conventional freeze-drying techniques
- We use full slices and pieces (not dices) of delicious, fresh fruit
- Funky Monkey is made in Brazil using tropical fruits at the peak of freshness
- Our products are gluten-free and are certified Kosher
- One of our four flavors, Purple Funk, also includes açai, a berry from the Amazon that is viewed as the newest superfood
- Bananamon, JiveALime, and Purple Funk are 100% organic, and Carnaval Mix is 70% organic!
The Goods
Funkey Monkey Snacks has agreed to give the winner of the Give-A-Way/Contest 1 case (12 bags) of their snacks to one lucky Peas and Banana’s reader. **I wonder how I can get a hold of a case for lil boo hmm**
To make it interesting (and stay true to lil boo’s favorite fruit – banana’s) here’s how you enter.
Each item you do below, post a comment with your email address (in order to contact you), this will gain you additional entry points, as the winner will be selected from a random number generator.
- Post your favorite Banana recipe in the comment section below *Mandatory* (anything that includes banana’s – we want to see your recipes food/beverage).
- Visit the Looney Lab at FunkyMonkeySnacks.com (http://www.funkymonkeysnacks.com/looney_home.htm) and submit your funky flavor creation. (Leave additional comment below with the recipe submitted to Funky Monkey for an extra entry point).
- Become a Fan of Funky Monkey Snacks on Facebook. (Leave additional comment below saying you join their facebook fan page for an extra entry point).
- Follow @FunkyMonkeySnck on Twitter. (Leave additional comment below with a link to your twitter status of the tweet below for an extra point – post it twice and get two points)
- (Send out the Tweet: “I’m looney for @FunkyMonkeySnck thanks to lil boo on www.peasandbananas.com“)
That’s it. You have five (5) chances to enter. Enjoy and have fun!
Entry Deadlines
The Give-A-Way will run from August 4th, 2009 until August 11th, 2009 and the winner will be selected on August 12th, 2009.
Good luck to all of you and a BIG Thank You to Funky Monkey Snacks!
Enjoy!
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Melt some chocolate, dip in a banana on a popsicle stick and freeze it. Yum. (and easy!)
My little dude loves banana smoothies – vanilla yogurt, banana, ice and a few dashes of cinnamon.
Easy peasy and oh so yummy!
Yummy Anna Banana Bread! Named after my daughter!! It is on my blog!
http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/search/label/banana%20bread
I entered the Crazy creations! I want to see Mangocrazberry. Mango, cranberry, strawberry! I know it can be done!!!!
I’m a new fan of Funky Monkey on facebook!
I’m @susieqtpie and following FunkyMonkey!
http://twitter.com/susieqtpie/status/3154370695
I tweeted again!!!
http://twitter.com/susieqtpie/status/3154565973
I guest posted over at Dabbled.org Here’s a WHOLE post devoted purely to my #BananaLuv
Whoops delete that last one.. argh long day already:
http://dabbled.org/2009/07/bananaluv-bestest-banana-recipes-evah.html
Okay see if I screw this one up??
http://twitter.com/CarissaRogers/status/3180556596
Cut banana in half put on popsicle stick, dip in yogurt, cover with rice crispies!
Fan of yours and funky monkeys on face book
Folllowing on twitter
tweeted how looney i was will do it throughout day
Layered Banana Pudding Dessert. http://tiny.cc/JIuNW
The purple funk one sounds delicious. It’s funny because I’ve recently been trying to find new/more nutritious things for Vincent to eat and these sound like they’re worth a try for sure.
I hope you don’t want to actually SEE the finished product because I’m on a diet right now and I can’t eat it.. boohoo.
Banana Creme Pie
Instant French Vanilla pudding
Instant Banana pudding
Ready made graham cracker crust put in the oven for 5 min or so.
Bananas/sliced/dipped in lemon juice to prevent discoloration and placed inside w/ the pudding and on top of the “pie”
Whipping Cream. The real stuff only!
Voila.
I’m not much of a cook so this is easy and delicious.. just not very healthy
I’m now a fan on facebook. – Monica O.
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/detroitmommy/status/3188821538
Alrighty, we love bananas in our house! So I’m following FunkyMonkey on Twitter and I’m a fan on FB and here’s my recipe for: Banana Creme Crepes! Hope I win!!!
Ingredients:
12 dessert crepes, purchased or homemade
3/4 c. sour cream
1 pkg. (8 ounces) cream cheese
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1/4 c. chopped pecans
6 medium bananas
1/2 c. light brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 c. butter
juice of 1/2 lemon, about 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoons
Preparation:
Combine sour cream and cream cheese; mix until well blended and smooth. Add granulated sugar, vanilla and pecans; blend well. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly on the crepes and roll up with the ends left open. Place on a shallow serving tray. At this point, the prepared crepes may be refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Peel and slice bananas crosswise into approximately 1/2-inch thick rounds; arrange in a casserole. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Melt butter and pour evenly over bananas in casserole. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and tope with the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon bananas with spiced syrup over the crepes. Serve immediately. Serves 6.
My favorite way to use bananas isn’t a recipe, per se. I LOVE making strawberry orange banana smoothies. I take some ice and some frozen orange juice and a little water and grind it all up in a blender, I then add fresh or frozen strawberries and fresh bananas until I am happy with the color/amount/flavor. If there are any other fruits on hand, you can experiment and throw them in.
I suggested they do a strawberry banana flavor. I called it Bananaberry.
I became a Funky Monkey fan on facebook!
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/coolgiveaways/statuses/3214542482
Tweeted again!
http://twitter.com/coolgiveaways/statuses/3219979941
Bananas and cinnamon
very simple yet yummy!
1 banana cut lengthwise
sprinkle with cinnamon (a lot!!!), drizzle with honey, sprinkle with chopped nuts of your choice
put in 350 deg oven until all the toppings melt and the nuts are brown (around 25min)
I moved twice and ovens were different so experiment!!
top this with whip cream and MORE cinnamon==or chocolate shavings/
low cal but decadent!
My favorite is Banana Bread:
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup smushed banana (usually two bananas; use three for more gooeyness)
1/3 cup margarine
2 eggs
Add dry ingredients together (mix each ingredient in as you add for better consistency), but leave out 1 cup of flour. Add banana. Add margarine. Add eggs. Add in rest of flour. Grease bread pan then add batter.
Bake at 350 degrees F on the center rack in oven for 50-60m or until you can stick a knive, or other narrow metal object, in and have it come out ‘dry’ (time can vary a lot per oven). Let cool then take out. Eat whenever.
Most recipes call for salt. I leave it out. It adds nothing but blood pressure points.
I visited the Looney Lab and added a flavor for bananas, blueberries, strawberries, and brandy.
I added Funky Monkey on Facebook.
I followed Funky Monkey on Twitter.
I tweeted the message *and* I retweeted about the contest.
Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway! Stay tuned for more giveaways and contests!
~daddy b