This quick bread, chock-full of carrots, raisins, coconut, walnuts and banana, is great to have on the counter for a quick breakfast fix.
This ultra-healthy smoothie helps you start your day off right. Apple and banana give the kale a flavour boost and make it totally refreshing.
Delicious chocolate waffles are a decadent way to start the day. A dollop of whipped cream or plain yogurt both make excellent additions.
Hummingbird cake has the crushed pineapple, nuts and spices you'd find in carrot cake, but instead of shredded carrots, the batter is studded with diced bananas. A swirl of cream cheese icing is all you need on top, but if you really want to knock everyone's socks off, top your cupcakes with our Pineapple Flowers, attaching the banana chips and pecan halves with dabs of icing.
Surround this mildly spicy dish with a selection of toppings: toasted coconut, mango chutney, raisins, sliced banana, toasted slivered almonds, and yogurt with chopped cucumber and mint.
Make your hosts glad they invited you to visit. Present them these special muffins in a napkin-lined basket. Home economist Jennifer MacKenzie recommends you use very ripe bananas.
Waffle irons are quite affordable and easy to use – perfect for any household with kids. Serve with maple syrup and bananas in winter or fresh berries in summer.
The combo of complex carbs in the oats and protein in the yogurt will keep you energized all morning. For a super-thick smoothie, use a frozen banana instead of a fresh one.
Like French fries, chunky crispy tostones are irresistible. Tostones are made with green plantains (cooking bananas), but ripe brown plantains, called maduros when fried, make a sweeter version. Try either, or fry a plate of both.
The larger, firmer and starchier cousin to bananas, plantains are best when the skin is mostly black with some yellow. Grilling brings out their inherent sweetness, and the mildly spiced steak and refreshing coleslaw will have you dreaming of the Caribbean. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
