How to cook banana for dessert (when you don’t like it)?

The banana wishes you well

A favorite food for athletes, bananas have a reputation for being excellent for your health. It is recommended in particular to fight against anemia, improve muscle recovery and prevent hypertension. Which, considering the amount of nutrients it contains, is completely understandable.

Thanks to its richness in potassium and magnesium, it is a natural anti-stress. It also has an interesting content of tryptophan and dopamine, an amino acid and a neurotransmitter acting on our well-being. The icing on the banana split is that the banana contains resistant starches, which promote the proper functioning of transit and the “flat stomach” effect.

Finally, if it is often criticized for being one of the most caloric fruits – with 90 kcal per 100 g – it is precisely interesting in the context of healthy weight gain.

Good recipes

We understand, bananas are good from a nutritional point of view, but what do you do when you hate this fruit? Like cilantro or oysters, it is a divisive food. While some people might eat it morning, noon and evening, for others, the simple smell of a banana is enough to make them nauseous.

So for all those people who don’t like bananas, here’s how to prepare it (and find it delicious!)

Neither seen nor known

You’ve probably already been tricked into hiding a food you didn’t like in a dish. Generally, the person who cooked waited patiently until the end of the tasting to ask you “So, did you smell it?” », in a jubilant tone.
Let’s face it, this subterfuge is as old as time but it has the advantage of working. This is why we suggest you do exactly the same thing with bananas, by incorporating them into cake batters. Banana bread, pancakes, cookies… You benefit from all the nutrients of the banana, while reducing its flavor. In addition, it can replace butter and eggs in diet or vegan pastries. To do this, simply puree ripe bananas and add them to your recipe.
Cooked and mixed with the other ingredients, we assure you that its taste is almost imperceptible. On the other hand, you will feel that in terms of texture, it changes everything. Banana-based preparations, in fact, give a much softer result.
Same principle for nice cream, a quick vegan ice cream, this time made with frozen banana. Mixed with fruit or cocoa powder, it is THE healthy and delicious recipe par excellence.

Are you slowly starting to appreciate the special flavor of banana? What if you combined it with other ingredients, to be completely convinced?
In a gourmet version, it combines with chocolate, vanilla or caramel, and works wonders with milk jam. A marriage that will delight banoffee lovers.
As for those who are still bothered by the fatty appearance in the mouth that bananas can leave, we advise you to counterbalance it with other fruits. Kiwi, lime, apple or pear, they bring freshness and lightness to banana desserts, while enhancing it.

The case of the plantain

Available in the exotic sections of stores, grocery stores and specialized markets, the plantain is recognizable among thousands. Firstly by its size, much larger than those of classic bananas (called sweet), but also by its slightly sweet flavor. In terms of texture, it is distinguished by its firmness, due to a high starch content.

This is also the reason why plantains cannot be eaten raw. It is imperative to cook it before consuming it, to avoid indigestion. Which is no worse, because this variety is divine, just caramelized with rum and cane sugar.

To discover: 24 stunning banana desserts.