Warm, sweet and gooey Baked Bananas are such a simple dessert, but there are so many different ways to serve them to have them a different way every time. Baking bananas really brings out the flavour and the sweetness and makes the perfect dessert for a cold winter night. Less than 130 calories for a super sweet dessert too.
This is probably one of the easiest recipes I have posted, but it's too good not to share. When the weather starts getting colder, I start craving really comforting desserts, which usually aren't the healthiest, so I have been looking at ways to still eat dessert without them all being too indulgent.
For this dessert, you simply bake some banana slices with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon. How easy is that! The hard part is deciding what to eat them with.
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Why should you try it?
- Super easy
- A great way to use up over-ripe bananas
- Less than 130 calories
- Kids love them
- So many different ways to use them
How to bake bananas
As I say, this is a really simple dessert. You could keep the skin on the bananas and bake them skin on and scoop the banana out to eat, but we like to peel them and then slice them lengthways. You could also just cut the banana in to chunks and cook it like that.
Then you drizzle it with a little honey (this will make the bananas lovely and caramelised), but you can leave this out if you want to make them lower in calories, or suitable for kids under 1. The final step is a sprinkle of cinnamon and then baking for 15-20 minutes. The cooking time depends on how soft you like the bananas.
Step by step
One: Slice the bananas in half lengthways and put in an oven proof dish.
Two: Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon. Put in a preheated oven at 200°C/390°F/Gas6 for 15-20 minutes and serve.
Do they need sweetening?
Baking bananas brings out their natural sweetness, and makes them soft and gooey and oh-so-comforting. But we like them to go a little bit caramelised when baking, which is why we add a drizzle of honey to them. You could use maple syrup instead to make them vegan - and remember that honey isn't suitable for kids under 1 year.
What else can be added?
This is such a simple recipe, which means there is lots of opportunity to mix things up a bit and add some extras. If you want an easy adult dinner party dessert, then make this with a splash of rum (and serve with coconut ice cream). So good!
Swap the cinnamon for ginger or nutmeg and you could also add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the dish.
What to serve with this?
We really like these on some porridge for breakfast or with some Greek yoghurt and pecans for dessert. But when we want something a little more indulgent, then we serve the with some scoops of vanilla or coconut ice cream and then a caramel drizzle and some nuts.
Topping ideas
- Chocolate Chips
- Flaked Almonds
- Desiccated coconut
- Nut butter (peanut, almond or cashew)
- Yogurt
- Raisins
Extra tips
- The length of time the bananas take too cook depends on how ripe your bananas are to begin with and how soft you like them once cooked.
- You can bake them skin on, and then scoop the banana out when eating.
- If you want to make these lower in calories, then leave out the honey. The bananas will still be soft and gooey, but not as caramelised or as sweet.
- Serve with ice cream, yogurt, or put on porridge for breakfast.
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Recipe
Honey Baked Bananas
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 pinch cinnamon
Instructions
- Slice the bananas in half and put in an oven proof dish.
- Drizzle the honey over them and sprinkle the cinnamon on top.
- Put in a preheated oven at 200C/390F/Gas6 for 15 minutes.
Notes
- The length of time the bananas take too cook depends on how ripe your bananas are to begin with and how soft you like them once cooked.
- You can bake them skin on, and then scoop the banana out when eating.
- If you want to make these lower in calories, then leave out the honey. The bananas will still be soft and gooey, but not as caramelised or as sweet.
- Serve with ice cream, yoghurt, or put on porridge for breakfast.
lucie
I loved the creamy caramel-ness of this! it was SO good.
marcie
I love bananas prepared like this, and they're perfect with ice cream or Greek yogurt for the perfect lighter dessert!
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen
Ummm, YUM!!! What a great way to get sweet AND healthy into your dessert!!
Jessie
Mmm!! I've never baked bananas before, but this recipe is very intriguing and delicious looking! My favorite way to eat bananas is with a scoop of peanut butter or throwing them in a smoothie!
GiGi Eats
I have actually NEVER been a fan of bananas, however, this combo looks LEGIT and if you mashed it together and froze it and then sucked it down, it would be like honey ice cream :)
Michele @ Two Raspberries
YUM! this is such a great idea Dannii ;-) perfect way to make a healthy snack that tastes like dessert! YUMMM pinned!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu
I love bananas! What a lovely healthy dessert idea Danni! Perfect with some nice greek yogurt.
Amy
These were delicious and really easy to make too. We added some peanut butter.
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
I love easy recipes like this and am a big fan of anything with bananas. Love that this is a healthy snack too since I am the same and start craving comfort foods once it gets cooler. Can't wait to try this :) Pinning!
Marisa
Banana's are absolutely one of my favorite foods and I love cinnamon so I really enjoyed this.
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
What a lovely, yummy, comforting and simple dessert! I love eating bananas - they are certainly a staple in my diet :) I cannot wait to try this recipe Dannii with maple syrup!! Yummm!!
jan
Sounds goods! I haven't even heard of baked bananas but that does sound yummy!
Mira
Baked bananas taste amazing! Thanks for sharing Dannii :) We all loved it.
Marie
I really need some more healthy dessert ideas, so this is great. Thanks Dannii xx
Hannah Wilson
I made this to use up browning bananas and it was so, so good. Seriously easy too and my daughter even asked for more.
Jess
These are going to be part of my breakfast tomorrow. I have never had hot bananas before.
Cara
Honey and banana reminds me of being in Greece :)
Amanda
We had these after out roast dinner last night and they were lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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I am not a huge banana fan but if they are baked I may feel differently about them.
Tamzin
Yummy! I love bananas so this sounds like a perfect pudding for me : )