Baked banana porridge
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- Easy
- Serves 2
Start the day right with this healthy baked banana porridge containing walnuts, banana and cinnamon. It's a filling breakfast that will keep you going until lunch
| Nutrient | Unit |
|---|---|
| kcal | 405 |
| fat | 15g |
| saturates | 2g |
| carbs | 52g |
| sugars | 18g |
| fibre | 6g |
| protein | 12g |
| salt | 0.3g |
Ingredients
- 2 small bananas , halved lengthways
- 100g jumbo porridge oats
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 150ml milk of your choice, plus extra to serve
- 4 walnuts , roughly chopped
Method
- STEP 1
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mash up one banana half, then mix it with the oats, cinnamon, milk, 300ml water and a pinch of salt, and pour into a baking dish. Top with the remaining banana halves and scatter over the walnuts.
- STEP 2
Bake for 20-25 mins until the oats are creamy and have absorbed most of the liquid.
RECIPE TIPS
BOOST YOUR MOOD
Bananas and dairy are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan, which the body needs to make the feel-good hormone serotonin. When eaten with a carb source such as oats, the brain can absorb the tryptophan more easily.
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Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2018
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