Baked banana porridge

Start the day right with this healthy baked banana porridge containing walnuts, banana and cinnamon. Bananas are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan, which the body needs to make the feel- good hormone serotonin. When eaten with a carb source such as oats, the brain can absorb the tryptophan easily.

View original recipe on bbcgoodfood.com

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 2

Nutritional Information

calories:405 kcal

Fat:15 g

saturated fat:2 g

Carbohydrate:52 g

Sugar:18 g

dietary fiber:6 g

protein:12 g

sodium:0.3 mg

Ingredients

2 small bananas halved lengthways

1 100g jumbo porridge oats

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 150ml milk of your choice, plus extra to serve

4 walnuts roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mash up one banana half, then mix it with the oats, cinnamon, milk, 300ml water and a pinch of salt, and pour into a baking dish. Top with the remaining banana halves and scatter over the walnuts.
Step 2
Bake for 20-25 mins until the oats are creamy and have absorbed most of the liquid.

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