Bananas are such an incredible fruit. When ripe, they taste sweet with a soft, starchy texture. Apart from yumminess, bananas are treasured for their mind-blowing health benefits. For example, they provide vitamins B6, C, potassium, and energy. On top of that, they are great for the skin and digestive system. These are the reasons you are encouraged to eat bananas as frequently as you can.

You can consume your bananas in many different ways. From taking the fruits in smoothies and puddings to combining them with cereals, bananas can be consumed in numerous ways. Let’s take a closer look at some of them:

1. Banana Smoothie

Banana smoothie is thick, visually appealing, flavourful, and filling. What’s more, it offers a savory aroma that is simply irresistible. Needless to say that it’s fairly easy to make. To make a basic smoothie, all you need is some ripe bananas, milk, water, and sugar. A blender is the most important piece of equipment you’ll need for the job.

With all the ingredients and the blender on hand, all you need to do is to peel, slice, and transfer the bananas to the blender. After that, add the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend the mixture to get a complete smoothie. Feel free to add small amounts of water until you get the desired thickness for the smoothie.

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2. Banana Coconut Chia Pudding

Just like the name suggests, banana coconut chia pudding is a pudding that consists of banana, coconut milk, and chia seeds. The pudding is sweet with no added sugar, creamy, and smells incredible. It’s an excellent breakfast treat and a wonderful snack you can take any time of the day as well. Just blend coconut milk plus chia seeds and pour the thick cream into a glass. Then slice and toss your ripe bananas into the cream. You may also throw in some berries if you like to give it more flavor, substance, and visual appeal. Feel free to enjoy the pudding immediately or refrigerate it for some time.

3. Banana Pancakes

Did you know that you could also take your bananas in the form of pancakes? Sure you read that right, banana pancakes exist. These are sweet, delicious pancakes made of bananas besides your regular pancake ingredients. They are perfect for breakfast, snacking, or even evening tea. To make the pancakes, just combine flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, ripe banana slices(be sure to set aside some slices for garnishing), vegetable oil, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Then whisk the mixture until a smooth batter is formed. After that, spoon 2 tablespoons of the batter onto an oiled frying pan and cook over medium heat until pancakes are golden brown on both sides. Next, serve and garnish with the remaining banana slices and enjoy.

4. Chocolate-Covered Banana Bites

Another fantastic snack is banana bites covered with chocolate cream. When you crave something sweet and chocolate-like, you don’t have to spend much, especially when you know how to make some delicious chocolate-covered banana bites. All you need are ripe banana slices, chocolate chips, and coconut oil. As far as the tools you’ll need for the job goes, only a refrigerator, microwave, cookie sheet, fork, microwave-safe bowl, and parchment will be necessary.

To make the bites, start by lining the cookie sheet with parchment paper. Then, on the parchment paper, lay out and refrigerate the banana slices. Next, transfer the coconut oil plus chocolate chips to the bowl. Now, microwave the mixture until the chocolate chips melt and combine with the oil. After that, remove the chocolate plus oil mixture from the microwave and let it cool. After that, dip the frozen banana slices in the mixture to ensure that each slice coats on all sides. You can then lift them out of the mixture, using the fork. Finally, return your chocolate-covered banana bites to the freezer and let the bites freeze before serving them.

5. Oatmeal with Banana

Oatmeal with banana is another fantastic way to consume bananas. By the way, this is one of my favorite breakfast treats, thanks to the flavor, how filling it is, and how easy it is to fix. Just stir in some ripe banana slices into your already prepared oatmeal and enjoy the meal.

6. Banana Fruit kabob

A banana fruit kabob is sweet, juicy, and colorful. This is an incredible way to enjoy bananas and other fruits at the same time. It’s a fantastic summer treat you can make in no time.

Just look for some ripe bananas, plus other fruits that you love eating. I do use mangoes, berries, and watermelon besides bananas. The only equipment you’ll need here is a wooden skewer.

To make your banana fruit kabob, wash, peel, and slice all the fruits accordingly. Thereafter, thread the fruits onto the stick, one fruit after the other, to finalize your kabob.

Final Thoughts

Bananas are delicious, healthy and they can be consumed in so many creative and fun ways. You can have your bananas in smoothies, coconut chia pudding, or pancakes. Also, you can have them in chocolate bites, oatmeal, or fruit kabob. The list is endless, depending on how creative you are.