3 Banana Recipes You'll Go Bananas Over

Bananas are a nutritious and delicious ingredient to incorporate into a healthy snack or tasty dessert. In addition to simply tasting great, a banana is a slimming superfood because it's loaded with resistant starch (RS), a healthy carb that fills you up and helps to boost your metabolism.

Here are 3 banana recipes you will go bananas over!

Grilled Banana Sandwich
I'm not sure there's anything better than grilled bananas between two pieces of warm bread, but this recipe takes it one step further with a sweet, thick honey butter and powdered sugar to finish. Each bite of this sandwich is like heaven in your mouth.

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Ingredients:

Honey Butter

• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

In a medium bowl, combine honey, cinnamon, salt, and butter and then set aside.

Filling

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 slices firm white toasting bread
• 4 bananas, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch-thick rounds
• Confectioners’ sugar (for sprinkling)

Directions:

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Arrange 4 slices of bread in a single layer, pouring a heaping tablespoon of cinnamon-honey butter into the center of each slice. Cook gently for 4 minutes or until the bottoms start to crisp. If necessary, lower the heat to medium-low.

2. Meanwhile, in another large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Saute the bananas for 3 minutes, turning once, or until just starting to brown.

3. Reserving 4 banana rounds, distribute half the remaining banana onto 2 slices of bread in the skillet. Using a spatula, carefully invert the remaining slices to form two sandwiches. Cook the sandwiches for 3 minutes more or until crisp and golden.

4. Cut sandwiches on the diagonal and garnish with reserved banana rounds. Sprinkle generously with confectioners’ sugar. Use the remaining butter, bread, and bananas to make 2 more sandwiches.

Makes 4 servings

Baked Banana Oatmeal
You might not think you have time for Baked Banana Oatmeal during the work week, but you can make this recipe ahead of time, so all you have to do is reheat the leftovers. Easy as that! This breakfast combines hearty oats with sweet banana for a delicious and satisfying breakfast. It's everything you'd ever want to start your day off on the right foot!

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