Banana Toast
Toast spread with peanut butter and topped with sliced banana, honey and a pinch of cinnamon. One serving in 7 minutes.
How to Cook Banana Toast
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Toast the bread until golden.
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Spread the peanut butter over the hot toast.
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Lay the banana slices on top, overlapping.
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Drizzle with the honey and sprinkle with the cinnamon.
What Can Go Wrong
- Spread the peanut butter while the toast is hot.
- Use a banana that is ripe but still firm.
- Check for peanut allergies before serving.
A Little Background
Toast the bread properly. It is the base for something soft, so it has to be crisp enough to hold it up.
Spread the peanut butter while the toast is still hot. It melts slightly into the surface and glues the banana on, so slices stay in place when you bite.
The banana should be just ripe, yellow with a few freckles. Greener ones are starchy and dry; very spotty ones turn to mush.
Slice it 5 mm thick, no thinner, and lay the slices overlapping. Honey and cinnamon finish it. A pinch of salt makes the sweetness taste rounder. Wholemeal bread gives the toast a nutty flavour that works well with banana, though white bread is fine. If peanut butter is not available, any nut butter or even a spread of cream cheese stands in, and the honey can be left out when the banana is very ripe. A pinch of salt on top lifts the sweetness.
To Go With It
Glass of milk · Yogurt · Coffee
Keeping Banana Toast
Best eaten straight away; the banana browns.
Questions People Ask
How long does Banana Toast take to make?
About 7 minutes in total — 3 minutes of preparation and 4 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 1.
What are the key tips for making Banana Toast?
Spread the peanut butter while the toast is hot. Use a banana that is ripe but still firm. Check for peanut allergies before serving.
What should I serve with Banana Toast?
Glass of milk; Yogurt; Coffee.
Is Banana Toast suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Banana Toast?
About 326 kcal per serving, with 9 g protein, 50 g carbohydrate and 10 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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