Banana Date Walnut Breakfast Recipes

BANANA AND WALNUT SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Combine the ice, almond milk, coconut water, walnuts, dates and banana in the blender and blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

BANANA NUT PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in whipped topping (mixture will be stiff); set aside. , In a large bowl, combine pancake mix and sugar. Beat the egg, milk and oil; add to pancake mix and mix well. Fold in banana and pecans. , Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle; turn when bubbles form on top of pancakes. Cook until second side is golden brown. Serve with cream cheese topping.

BANANA DATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together the oil and sugar.
• Add the egg and mix well.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, combine the bananas, water and vanilla extract.
• Add banana mixture to the oil and sugar mixture alternately with the flour mixture, combining well after each addition.
• Stir in dates and nuts (if desired).
• Turn mixture into a greased and floured 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool on wire rack before slicing.

BANANA DATE CAKE WITH WALNUT & HONEY GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter and line the base of an 18cm Bundt mould or round cake tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, eggs and honey in a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or hand-held electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Mash the bananas and chop the dates. Stir into the cake mix with the walnuts. Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 40-50 mins until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (a round tin may take 10-20 mins more). Cool in the tin for 15 mins, then turn out and cool on a wire rack.
• To make the glaze, put the honey and butter in a small pan and bring to the boil, stirring until the butter has melted. Boil briefly, about 1 min, until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts. Leave to cool until thickened and opaque. Spoon over the top of the cake and leave to set.

BANANA WALNUT AND DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to a moderate heat.
• Grease and line a 20cm x 12cm loaf pan, with baking paper.
• Beat butter and sugar together until creamy. Add orange zest with one of the eggs and beat until smooth. Add remaining egg and beat to a smooth batter.
• Fold in the dates, bananas, flour, orange juice and walnuts and fold in well.
• Spoon the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a scewer.
• Cool loaf in pan for about 5 minutes, then turn out to a rack to cool completely.

BANANA DATE WALNUT MUFFINS (LOW FAT, VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 and spray a muffin pan with non-stick spray or line with wax paper muffin cups.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• In another bowl, mash the banana with the sugar, soymilk, apple sauce, and agave nectar.
• Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined.
• Add in the dates and walnuts, and pour into 12 muffin cups.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.