Baked Banana (for Babies, Toddlers and Family)
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On my Instagram account, I decided to ask my followers to send over to me 3-5 ingredients and from this I would come up with a recipe for them.
This proved to be popular with them and the ingredients came flooding in! I did have a few fails, but I loved a few of them! This being one of them.
There is something so satisfying when it works out, I also love the fact that this is such a simple recipe too!
I love the fact Jade chose banana and strawberry! I instantly thought of a smoothie or something along those lines!
But for some reason I had a baked banana on my mind, as we had a BBQ at the weekend and for some reason it made me think of baking a banana on a BBQ wrapped in foil. Did any of you ever do that? Or remember that as a child?
This is such a healthy snack or dessert that can be served with added extras! You can see below for my suggestions.
Give this one a try and let me know if it brings back some memories for you too!
Ingredient information
Banana - Packed full of potassium, they really are the perfect snack for babies and toddlers!
Strawberry - Banana and strawberries is a lovely combination and a tasty one too!
Peanut butter - As you know I use 100% nut butters with no added sugar!
Chia seeds - A little protein hit with the chia seeds!
Desiccated coconut - Adds the nuttiness and texture this recipe needs! A lovely combination of flavours.
Serving suggestion
You could serve this with some frozen yogurt, or even some plain Greek yogurt. This would work perfectly with that! Alternatively some whipped cream would also work well and be a delicious accompaniment!
Storage instructions
You can store this in the fridge for up to one day. This is definitely best eaten straight from the oven cooled!
If you do store in the fridge for the next day, the banana may discolour, which is absolutely fine, it won’t affect the flavour just the appearance of the banana.
Recipe | Baked Banana
Ingredients
1 banana
1 strawberry, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon smooth peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon chia seeds
1 teaspoon desiccated coconut
Instructions
Makes 1 -2 portions
Start by pre heating your oven to 180 degrees.
Take your banana and cut the rounded edge using a sharp knife all the the way through, being careful not to cut the skin on the other side.
Open the banana slightly and spread the peanut butter inside, on both sides.
Sprinkle in the chia seeds and half of the coconut.
Next, pop the strawberries inside, close the banana and wrap with foil.
Pop in the oven for 15 minutes.
Garnish with extra peanut butter and the rest of the coconut.
Hope you and your family enjoy!
Recipe notes
You could stuff the banana with chocolate if you wanted to, I don’t give my son chocolate just yet, but if you wanted to you absolutely could.
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