It's Banana Jam, but better...it's Monkey Butter!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:15PM
Brook Hurst Stephens in Banana Jam, Monkey Butter, Pina Colada Jam, Tropical Preserves, canning across america

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 Monkey Butter on a SMALL piece of toast - the "45 calories per slice" stuff

It's a tough time of the year for fresh fruit lovers in the Pacific Northwest. So many wonderful fruits are grown in Washington state, but nothing is quite ripe yet. Don't get me wrong; I've been busy as a bee in the kitchen cooking up a lot of tasty things with fresh local rhubarb. And herein lies the rub: rhubarb is not a fruit, it's a vegetable. Back to my "there's no fresh local fruit" quandary...

When you want to make delicious jams, jellies & preserves but the produce at the local Farmers Market is still limited, sometimes all it takes is a little ingenuity, and it doesn't have to break the bank!

Look no further than bananas. They are inexpensive per pound compared to most other fruits and they make incredibly rich jams. I like to combine perfectly-ripe bananas with fresh pineapple chunks, fresh lemon juice and shredded coconut. The results are a true tropical delight.

~ Printable Monkey Butter Recipe ~

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