Diet Tips April 20, 2022 by admin

50+ Banana Recipes For National Banana Day

We’re going bananas! For April 20th, National Banana Day, we’ve rounded up more than 50 banana recipes for every meal of the day, plus snacks*. and if that’s not enough banana for you, August 27th is National Banana Lover’s Day. It will take a banana lover more time than that to go through all of the delicious banana recipes below. But first, some tips:

> How to speed up the ripening of bananas—and avocados, too.
> How to stop apples, bananas, and pears from browning.

> The history of bananas.

BANANA RECIPES: DIG IN!

BANANAS AT BREAKFAST

Banana Split Sushi

Banana Split Waffles

Banana Stuffed French Toast

Banana Stuffed French Toast 2

Breakfast Banana Split

Corn Flakes Pancake Sundae With Blueberry Banana Smoothie Ice Cream

Hummingbird Coffee Cake

Pumpkin-Banana Waffles

Strawberry Banana Pancake Stack

BANANAS AT LUNCH

Bananas Foster Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Peanut Butter & Banana Naan Panini

Chilled Blueberry Banana Soup

Elvis Sandwich: Fried Peanut Butter & Bananas

Garlic Chips

Peanut Butter, Bacon & Banana Sandwich

Peanut Butter & Banana Quesadilla</li>

Spéculoos & Banana Sandwich

BANANAS IN DESSERTS & SNACKS

Banana Bread

Banana Cake Blast Off (A La Mode)

Banana Coconut Cream Pie

Banana Cream Moussse

Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cupcakes With Peanut Butter & Bacon

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster Bars

Bananas Foster Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake

Bananas Foster Ice Cream With Irish Whiskey

Banana Pudding #2

Bananas Foster Sundae

Banana Pudding

Banana Split Ice Pops

Banana Split Party Bar

Banana Sushi

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread #2

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Cocoa Glaze

Deconstructed Banana Split

Grilled Banana Split

Heavenly Hash

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Pops

Peanut Butter & Jelly Pizza With Banana Pepperoni

Red, White & Blue Cheesecake

Salted Peanut Gelato With Caramelized Bananas

Sautéed Bananas

Spicy Banana Dip

BANANAS IN BEVERAGES

Banana Hot Chocolate

Banana Iced Coffee

Red, White & Blue Banana Smoothie

BANANAS IN ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

Banana Chocolate Rum Cocktail

Banana Daiquiri (see the footnote† below)

Banana Rum Float

Peanut Butter Banana Dessert Cocktail

Spiced Banana Cream Cocktail & Flavored Shots

BANANA TRIVIA

Wise. The scientific name for banana is Musa sapientum, which means “fruit of the wise men.”

Plant. Bananas do not grow on trees. While they look like trees, they are actually the world’s largest herbaceous flowering plants.

Float. Bananas float in water, as do apples and watermelons.

Hawaii. Hawaii is the only place in the U.S. where bananas are grown commercially, although at one time they were also grown in southern California and Florida.

Latin America. The overwhelming majority of the bananas consumed by Americans come from Latin America: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama.

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*A snack is generally defined as any food eaten between main meals. Snacks don’t qualify as a meal because they typically don’t meet all the macronutrient requirements the way a meal does. Macronutrients are the nutrients the body needs in larger quantities that provide us with energy. These are carbohydrates, fat, and protein. Micronutrients, which include, mostly, vitamins and minerals, are equally important but are consumed in very small quantities.

BANANA DAIQUIRI RECIPE: Here’s our own recipe per drink, from a bartender we met in the Caribbean way back during Spring Break: Toss in the blender 1 very ripe banana, 3 tablespoons ounces white rum, 2 tablespoons banana liqueur (it delivers a richer banana flavor), 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice. Some people toss cracked ice into the blender to make it a frozen drink. Either way, it’s delicious.