Do you know what day tomorrow is?It’s National Banana Lover’s Day! Seeing as I haven’t done a theme post in almost two months, I figured this was the perfect occasion to showcase my love for the fruit oft referred to as “nature’s candy bar.” Got extra bananas on hand? Here are 18 healthy banana recipes to use them up:
Healthy Banana Recipes:
Peanut Butter Breakfast Pudding
Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies
And a quick and easy recipe:
Banana Breakfast Pops
Healthy Banana Recipes
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- yogurt of choice - I like nondairy coconut yogurt
- granola of choice OR Healthy Graham Crackers
- mini chocolate chips, coconut shreds, cinnamon sugar, etc.
- popsicle sticks or silverware to insert in the bananas
Instructions
Pour granola or crushed crackers into a very shallow dish or plate. Peel the bananas, cut them in half, and insert popsicle sticks. Dip into the yogurt or coat with a knife, then roll into the granola or cracker crumbs and add-ons. I stuck the chips on by hand after rolling in the granola. Place on a parchment or wax-lined tray. Freeze. Keep uneaten banana pops in the freezer.
Will you celebrate Banana Lover’s day?
Or are you one of those people who absolutely HATES bananas? It seems like a polarizing food: people either love bananas or hate them. For all of the banana haters out there, rest assured tomorrow’s recipe will have nothing to do with bananas. But it might include chocolate chips. You don’t have a problem with them, right? 😉
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I’ve always loved bananas and banana bread, but I had no idea how fantastically versatile they were before finding this blog! I only like to eat them when they’re just past green (hate mushy bananas!), so living alone it’s tough to eat them all before they over-ripen. Now that I know I can freeze them (it seems so obvious now!) and use them to make shakes, “ice cream”, oatmeal, and all sorts of delicious baked goods, I buy them every time I go to the store! I love that they’re available all year round and aren’t expensive, too!
I celebrated with your banana pancakes for one! 🙂
Yes u r right bannana is very good for healthy. but we can not have more bannana directly if we prepare some good items like this we can have espcecial for childrens. thanks a lot for some good posting.
Bananas + Chocolate Chips = BEST THING EVER! Chocolate always makes me happy. 😉
I repinned the 15 healthy banana recipes today, but I have frequently repinned your recipes in the past and I love getting your emails. Your recipes make me happy. Thank you! I’m hoping to win the food processor so that I can make even more Chocolate Covered Katie creations!
I repinned the Chocolate Soft Serve!!! YUMMY!! My family LOVED it!!!!
Thanks for trying it!
I’ve got some ripe bananas, and I was trying to think of what I felt like making with them, so I headed over to CCK for some ideas. Love this post!
Hi Katie! I especially love the chocolate recipes. Thanks for posting this wonderful info. The pics are amazing! I tried the Banana Split and love the ease of preparing it, it finished in a jiffy, and the taste …. out of this world!!! I have recently switched to making my own chocolate after taking a chocolate making class with Benchic here in LA. Just want you to know I am simply in awe of the wealth of creativity you offer here. Late evenings in front of the tube are no longer reminiscing “the good old days” of store bought ice cream, cookies and sweet filled treats to soothe that nite-cap itch. Rather …. a rebirth to making home-made creative treats seals in the guarantee of food freshness and certainly chunks of health benefits and complemented by EXPLOSIVE PLEASURE! Tu tu tu!
I am definitely a banana lover! I can’t wait to try your banana bread recipe! Banana bread is my absolute favorite and I have been on the search for a vegan version since going vegan a couple months ago. Yours looks absolutely delicious!
Bananas are such a great fruit!