Take advantage of fit banana recipes to adopt new healthy habits, in addition to maintaining a lighter and more nutritious diet.
How about using the ripe bananas in your fruit bowl? In this sense, if you need to maintain a healthy diet, you will like this list of fit banana recipes to eat without guilt. Furthermore, you are likely to find bananas in any kitchen, as they are a very common fruit in Brazil.
This way, you can satisfy yourself with fitness, healthy and simple foods to make at home. In fact, there’s even brigadeiro, ice cream and brownie, making use of light and tasty ingredients.
Above all, bananas have nutrients that help our body function well. Meanwhile, the fruit is rich in potassium, tryptophan, calcium and fiber. Furthermore, these fit banana recipes can be consumed for breakfast, afternoon snack or dinner.
10 fit recipe options with banana
1- Fit banana popsicle
Ingredients
- 2 media bananas;
- 3/4 cup of milk;
- 1 cup of cornstarch biscuits.
Preparation Mode
First, blend all the ingredients in a blender. Then pour into popsicle molds. Finally, leave it in the freezer for 3 hours or until it reaches the desired consistency.
2- Light banana brigadeiro
Ingredients
- 1 unit of banana;
- 2 tablespoons (dessert) of skimmed milk powder;
- 1 dessert spoon of cocoa powder;
- semi-sweet chocolate shavings.
Preparation mode
First of all, peel the banana and mash it with a fork. Afterwards, put it in the microwave for 1 minute. Then add the powdered milk and cocoa. Therefore, mix well until it reaches a brigadeiro consistency. Lastly, sprinkle the chocolate shavings on top and serve.
3- Oat porridge with banana
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of rolled oats;
- 1 cup (tea) of skimmed milk;
- Honey (1 teaspoon);
- 1 chopped medium banana;
- Cinnamon powder (1 teaspoon).
Preparation mode
First, add the oats and milk to the pan, stir over the heat for 5 minutes until the porridge thickens. Then remove from the heat and place in a bowl or plate. Lastly, add the banana, honey and cinnamon powder. Namely, this is one of the perfect fit banana recipes for breakfast.
4- Light cookie – Fit recipes with banana
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup brown sugar;
- Cinnamon powder (1 teaspoon);
- 3 units of mashed banana;
- 2 cups of oat flour;
- 1/4 cup of honey;
- 2 cups of fine rolled oats.
Preparation mode
First, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a plate. Reserve! Afterwards, take a bowl and place the mashed banana, oat flour, honey and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Then mix well and then add the oats. This way, mix again until you form a consistent dough.
Lastly, grease your hands with coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil. In the meantime, make flat balls and place them on a plate with brown sugar. Repeat the process until you run out of dough, then bake at 160°C for 30 minutes.
5- Banana ice cream with cinnamon
Ingredients
- 100g frozen banana
- 1 lemon juice
- 2 col. of cinnamon tea
- Chopped almonds
Preparation mode
First of all, cut the bananas into slices, sprinkle lemon juice on top and freeze. Once frozen, blend in a blender with the cinnamon. Lastly, add chopped almonds on top. In fact, this is one of the fit banana recipes that you can eat guilt-free.
6- Banana pancake
Ingredients
- 1 prata banana chopped;
- Fine rolled oats (1 and ½ tablespoons);
- 1 ovo;
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon (optional).
Preparation mode
First, beat the banana, oats and egg in a blender until you reach a liquid mass. Then pour it into the non-stick frying pan, turning after 2 minutes. Finally, wait for the dough to turn golden and sprinkle the cinnamon powder. Serve! This is one of the fit banana recipes for an afternoon snack.
7- Banana cake in the microwave
Ingredients
- 1 banana media;
- 1 ovo;
- 2 tablespoons of rolled oats;
- Cocoa (1 teaspoon);
- 1 pinch of cinnamon;
- 1 pinch of yeast.
Preparation mode
First, mash the banana and put it in the microwave for 1 minute. Afterwards, add the egg, oats, cocoa, cinnamon and yeast. Then mix well until you reach a homogeneous mass. Finally, pour it into a small mold or porcelain bowl and place it in the microwave for 2 minutes. Ready!
8- Light brownie – Fit recipes with banana
Ingredients
- 2 media bananas;
- Cocoa powder (2 tablespoons);
- 2 tablespoons of oat flour;
- Coconut oil (2 cups);
- Brazil nuts to taste.
Preparation mode
First, cut the bananas into slices. Immediately after, place in the blender along with the oat flour, cocoa and coconut oil until the dough is homogeneous. Then add the chopped Brazil nuts and mix with a spoon. Finally, pour it into the pan with baking paper and bake at 180°C for 40 minutes. As a result, this is one of the most delicious banana recipes.
9- Chips de banana light
Ingredients
- 2 bananas;
- Coconut oil spread;
- Lemon juice (1 tablespoon);
- 1 tablespoon of water;
- Cinnamon.
Preparation mode
First of all, preheat the oven to 160°C. In the meantime, cut the banana into very thin slices. Afterwards, line the baking tray with baking paper and grease with coconut oil. Meanwhile, arrange the sliced bananas in the pan. This way, mix the water with the lemon juice and brush the bananas. Lastly, sprinkle the cinnamon on top and bake for 60 minutes, then turn the bananas over and leave for another 30 minutes.
10- Light banana pie
Ingredients
- 200 grams of oat biscuits;
- 4 tablespoons of water;
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter;
- 200 grams of ricotta cream;
- 1 banana;
- Vanilla essence (1 coffee spoon);
- 1/2 lemon juice.
Preparation mode
First, place the biscuit in the food processor until it turns into a fine powder. Soon after, add the water and butter. This way, beat again until you reach a consistent dough. Then, spread the greased dough into the pan and make small holes with a fork.
So, bake at 180° for 10 minutes. In the meantime, blend the ricotta cream, banana, vanilla essence and lemon juice in a blender. When removing the dough from the oven, add the remaining filling and fill the entire pie. Meanwhile, put some banana slices on top and cinnamon to taste. Finally, bake for another 15 minutes.
Finally, what did you think of these recipes? So, take the opportunity to check these out too: How to make granola – 5 homemade recipes for a healthier life
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