Warm, sweet and gooey Baked Bananas are such a simple dessert, but there are so many different ways to serve them to have them a different way every time. Baking bananas really brings out the flavour and the sweetness and makes the perfect dessert for a cold winter night. Less than 130 calories for a super sweet dessert too.
This is probably one of the easiest recipes I have posted, but it's too good not to share. When the weather starts getting colder, I start craving really comforting desserts, which usually aren't the healthiest, so I have been looking at ways to still eat dessert without them all being too indulgent.
For this dessert, you simply bake some banana slices with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon. How easy is that! The hard part is deciding what to eat them with.
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Why should you try it?
- Super easy
- A great way to use up over-ripe bananas
- Less than 130 calories
- Kids love them
- So many different ways to use them
How to bake bananas
As I say, this is a really simple dessert. You could keep the skin on the bananas and bake them skin on and scoop the banana out to eat, but we like to peel them and then slice them lengthways. You could also just cut the banana in to chunks and cook it like that.
Then you drizzle it with a little honey (this will make the bananas lovely and caramelised), but you can leave this out if you want to make them lower in calories, or suitable for kids under 1. The final step is a sprinkle of cinnamon and then baking for 15-20 minutes. The cooking time depends on how soft you like the bananas.
Step by step
One: Slice the bananas in half lengthways and put in an oven proof dish.
Two: Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon. Put in a preheated oven at 200°C/390°F/Gas6 for 15-20 minutes and serve.
Do they need sweetening?
Baking bananas brings out their natural sweetness, and makes them soft and gooey and oh-so-comforting. But we like them to go a little bit caramelised when baking, which is why we add a drizzle of honey to them. You could use maple syrup instead to make them vegan - and remember that honey isn't suitable for kids under 1 year.
What else can be added?
This is such a simple recipe, which means there is lots of opportunity to mix things up a bit and add some extras. If you want an easy adult dinner party dessert, then make this with a splash of rum (and serve with coconut ice cream). So good!
Swap the cinnamon for ginger or nutmeg and you could also add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the dish.
What to serve with this?
We really like these on some porridge for breakfast or with some Greek yoghurt and pecans for dessert. But when we want something a little more indulgent, then we serve the with some scoops of vanilla or coconut ice cream and then a caramel drizzle and some nuts.
Topping ideas
- Chocolate Chips
- Flaked Almonds
- Desiccated coconut
- Nut butter (peanut, almond or cashew)
- Yogurt
- Raisins
Extra tips
- The length of time the bananas take too cook depends on how ripe your bananas are to begin with and how soft you like them once cooked.
- You can bake them skin on, and then scoop the banana out when eating.
- If you want to make these lower in calories, then leave out the honey. The bananas will still be soft and gooey, but not as caramelised or as sweet.
- Serve with ice cream, yogurt, or put on porridge for breakfast.
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Honey Baked Bananas
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 pinch cinnamon
Instructions
- Slice the bananas in half and put in an oven proof dish.
- Drizzle the honey over them and sprinkle the cinnamon on top.
- Put in a preheated oven at 200C/390F/Gas6 for 15 minutes.
Notes
- The length of time the bananas take too cook depends on how ripe your bananas are to begin with and how soft you like them once cooked.
- You can bake them skin on, and then scoop the banana out when eating.
- If you want to make these lower in calories, then leave out the honey. The bananas will still be soft and gooey, but not as caramelised or as sweet.
- Serve with ice cream, yoghurt, or put on porridge for breakfast.
Paula Montenegro
This is the perfect idea to change from my usual raw banana in the morning! Love it! Thanks for sharing.
Nicole @ Waterloo, with Love
Oh my! This looks absolutely divine! Bananas went on sale at my local grocery store, and I think I bought wayyyy to many (defeats the purpose of sale.. haha). but this recipe is perfect! thanks for sharing!
Leah | So, How's It Taste?
Bananas are my favorite fruit! I never really thought about baking them, but this would be fantastic on my oatmeal for breakfast!
Sara @ Don't Feed After Midnight
Ashamed to admit I've never tried cooked bananas, other than in banana bread! Definitely want to give this a try!
Fiver Feeds
I've never thought about baking bananas, very interesting idea!
Courtney @ Running For Cupcakes
Oh my goodness these look absolutely amazing!!
Mir
Great idea, Dannii! Baking fruit brings out all sorts of new flavors!