Bananas are really nice fruits (I love them), sweet and quite filling. They make a great snack especially if you're watching your weight and have some amazing health benefits.
Bananas contain a variety of vitamins and minerals including vitamin B6, protein, dietary fibre, vitamin C and others. They can help in reducing blood pressure, weight loss, maintaining a healthy heart and some other amazing stuff. Even the peels are useful add rubbing the inside of a banana peel on a mosquito bite can help stop the itching, and I don't need to say anything on how invaluable that is in a country like Nigeria where humans are basically a living feast for mosquitoes.
So you should definitely include bananas in your daily meal plan, and if you get bored of the usual plain banana snack (eaten alone or in a fruit salad) or smoothie, here are some cool recipes you could try.
N/B: To keep your bananas from getting ripe to soon, wrap the head of the bunch with a plastic wrap.
BANANA "ICE-CREAM"
Technically it isn't actually ice-cream but it sounds cooler that way. It makes a nice simple dessert or snack.
INGREDIENTS
Bananas (ripe)
Milk (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Peel and slice bananas.
Freeze sliced bananas for at least 4hours or preferably overnight.
Blend frozen bananas (with milk)
When the desired consistency is achieved, serve with whatever toppings you want like cinnamon, maple syrup, raspberries, strawberries, etc. Or you could eat it plain.
P.S. you might wanna go easy on these, unless you don't mind spending half you day in the toilet doing a "number 15". I'm speaking from experience, and when I say "number 15" I really do mean 15.
CRUNCHY CORNFLAKES BANANAS (Adapted from Chef Michael Smith's recipes)
Another amazing recipe that combines two of my favorite things- bananas and cornflakes.
INGREDIENTS
Peeled ripe bananas
Cornflakes (1 cup to 4 bananas)
Eggs (2 to 4 bananas)
Flour (½ cup to 4 bananas)
Butter or few drops of vegetable oil to grease pan
DIRECTIONS
Pour cornflakes, cracked beaten eggs and flour into separate bowls
Heat and grease pan
Dip bananas in flour, followed by eggs and then cornflakes
Fry in pan on both sides till golden
P.S. you should use both hands to handle the
Bananas, one hand for when dry, the other for when wet.
BANANA PANCAKES
A really easy 2-ingredient pancake recipe great for breakfast.
INGREDIENTS
Ripe bananas
Eggs (1 egg to 3 small bananas)
Butter or vegetable oil to grease pan
DIRECTIONS
Peel bananas, chop and mash using cutlery or a blender till it forms a smooth paste.
Crack and add eggs to mashed bananas.
Mix well.
Heat and grease pan.
Fry in batches the same way you would pancakes.
Serve with desired toppings (honey, bananas, strawberries, etc.)
Bananas contain a variety of vitamins and minerals including vitamin B6, protein, dietary fibre, vitamin C and others. They can help in reducing blood pressure, weight loss, maintaining a healthy heart and some other amazing stuff. Even the peels are useful add rubbing the inside of a banana peel on a mosquito bite can help stop the itching, and I don't need to say anything on how invaluable that is in a country like Nigeria where humans are basically a living feast for mosquitoes.
So you should definitely include bananas in your daily meal plan, and if you get bored of the usual plain banana snack (eaten alone or in a fruit salad) or smoothie, here are some cool recipes you could try.
N/B: To keep your bananas from getting ripe to soon, wrap the head of the bunch with a plastic wrap.
BANANA "ICE-CREAM"
Technically it isn't actually ice-cream but it sounds cooler that way. It makes a nice simple dessert or snack.
INGREDIENTS
Bananas (ripe)
Milk (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Peel and slice bananas.
Freeze sliced bananas for at least 4hours or preferably overnight.
Blend frozen bananas (with milk)
When the desired consistency is achieved, serve with whatever toppings you want like cinnamon, maple syrup, raspberries, strawberries, etc. Or you could eat it plain.
P.S. you might wanna go easy on these, unless you don't mind spending half you day in the toilet doing a "number 15". I'm speaking from experience, and when I say "number 15" I really do mean 15.
CRUNCHY CORNFLAKES BANANAS (Adapted from Chef Michael Smith's recipes)
Another amazing recipe that combines two of my favorite things- bananas and cornflakes.
INGREDIENTS
Peeled ripe bananas
Cornflakes (1 cup to 4 bananas)
Eggs (2 to 4 bananas)
Flour (½ cup to 4 bananas)
Butter or few drops of vegetable oil to grease pan
DIRECTIONS
Pour cornflakes, cracked beaten eggs and flour into separate bowls
Heat and grease pan
Dip bananas in flour, followed by eggs and then cornflakes
Fry in pan on both sides till golden
P.S. you should use both hands to handle the
Bananas, one hand for when dry, the other for when wet.
BANANA PANCAKES
A really easy 2-ingredient pancake recipe great for breakfast.
INGREDIENTS
Ripe bananas
Eggs (1 egg to 3 small bananas)
Butter or vegetable oil to grease pan
DIRECTIONS
Peel bananas, chop and mash using cutlery or a blender till it forms a smooth paste.
Crack and add eggs to mashed bananas.
Mix well.
Heat and grease pan.
Fry in batches the same way you would pancakes.
Serve with desired toppings (honey, bananas, strawberries, etc.)
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