This Grilled Banana Maui Bagel is an easy-delicious recipe to squeeze into your busy week. If you are like me, you probably usually just use raw banana on top of nut butter toast. But this recipe uses a grilled banana spin with some delicious results.
Maui House. Whip this up and I promise, your whole house will suddenly become thick with tropical aromas. Toasted coconut. Sticky sweet grilled banana. Warm cinnamon. A hint of citrus. Melted cacao. And a fuzzy undertone of toasted bread. Melty-rich nut butter on top. Try this simple idea on your next nut butter toast.
This one is just so deliciously-messy and fun...
Last week I attended the Dole Banana Summit, held at Disney's California Adventure Resort. Tommorrow I'll post my wrap-up from the event and hopefully pass on some wellness-infused, nutrition-savvy, banana inspiration to you. But today, I was aching to make something using grilled banana. Since I ate so many delicious grilled banana things at the event.
So I whipped up this superfood bagel. Not only does it make your whole house smell like Maui, but it includes a nice slew of healthy topping options. Nut butter. Chia seeds. Bananas galore. Omega-3 fatty acid rich flax seeds or oil could be drizzled on top. A side of citrus and whatever else you'd like to cram in there. You could even pile on some baby spinach and make this a savory-meets-sweet bagel. (Because greens go well with just about anything, in my opinion.)
I tested out two nut butter varieties..
Almond butter bagel..
Vegan chocolate hazelnut bagel..
Grilled Banana Toast. Usually I just toss a raw banana on top of some peanut butter and toast. But I got all fancy trying a grilled banana trick. And it was the BEST banana toast/bagel I have ever made. Try this recipe and start your own banana-a-day (or two, or three...) habit.
..And don't forget to see my complete Banana Summit post. I have some fun tidbits and photos to share with you all! Like this one (right->left Me, Brooke from Cheeky Kitchen and Julie from The Little Kitchen)..
Grilled Banana Maui Bagels
vegan, serves one
Bagel Base - toast and spread nut butter(s) on top:
1 bagel or 2 slices toast (any variety)
1 tablespoon chunky almond butter (Barney Butter brand used)
1 tablespoon chocolate hazelnut butter (Justin's brand used)
(Peanut butter or another variety of nut butter will work as well. Macadamia nut butter would be AWESOME.)
Maui-Grilled Banana:
1 large banana (Dole used)
1-2 teaspoon Earth Balance vegan butter OR extra virgin coconut oil + pinch of salt
2 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes
a few pinches of cinnamon
a few pinches orange zest
optional:
a few drops vanilla extract
dash of cayenne of some heat
chia seeds
Flax seeds or flax oil
Directions:
1. Melt your oil or vegan butter in a saute pan over high heat.
2. Thinly slice your banana into about 3-4 long strips. Place in pan.
3. Add the cinnamon, coconut and optional vanilla and cayenne over top. Allow to cook for a good few minutes until the oil absorbs and the pan is really sizzling.
4. Flip the bananas - they should be nice and blackened with the edges getting crispy. Add more coconut and cinnamon over top and cook for a few more minutes - just before the edges become overly blackened. A bit of black color and burnt edges is what you want.
5. Turn off heat and quickly add the orange zest to the hot pan so that the aroma warms and infuses the banana. Next, shake the pan so that the toasted coconut spread in the pan mingles with the cinnamon and orange zest to coat the hot, soft banana in Maui essence. Set pan aside.
5. Toast the bagel or bread, spread with nut butter and add warm banana over top.
6. Add leftover toasted coconut from the pan over top along with chia seeds and or flax seeds or flax oil. Apple slices, citrus, baby spinach, berries, mango, avocado and more would compliment this plate.
Serve warm.
Nicholas Favaloro says
I don't know why you're calling this "Grilled Banana Maui Bagels when there's nothing GRILLED about it. The only time you mention a grill in the recipe is in the title.
cooking recipes says
These
are adorable. Fun and inventive. Delicious yet so quick
and easy. Gonna surprise my family this weekend and prepare
this for them.
Rebecca Pipkin says
I was looking for good breakfast ideas and when I showed this to my husband he said "It looks just like Mr. Breakfast!" It has been his goal ever since he was 6 to eat a Mr. Breakfast meal, so I knew this would be a hit.
Kathy Patalsky says
So glad! 🙂
Nicole Marie Story says
This looks absolutely positively scrumptious!!! Found your blog via my friend Sonja at Ves&Mork. Very happy that I did! Consider me a reader!
Bridget Besoner says
This sounds incredibly divine, salivating.
Christina says
You are an evil genius! This looks amazing!
Abby Heugel says
Vegan butter makes everything amazing 😉
Kathy Patalsky says
You can omit the coconut and just do a plain grilled banana. Still will be quite good! The cinnamon and orange zest compliment the banana flavor quite well too. (And the vegan butter makes the flavor so amazing)
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Kathy Patalsky says
Bananas grill up softer, stickier and sweeter than plantains. Dessert-like quality! Must try if u enjoy grilled plantains and love bananas 🙂
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Roxanne says
I don't think of grilling bananas, although I do it with plantains... so should be the same, yes?
Abby Heugel says
I'm not a big fan of coconut-I think it tastes like suntan lotion smells-but I have a sunbutter and banana sandwich on Ezekiel bread a few times a week. I never thought of grilling the bananas though, so I'm going to go that route the next time. Thanks for the idea!
Kathy Patalsky says
Not sure what controversy you are referring to? I have much respect for Dole based on my experience with the brand and knowledge of their company.
Many people do not know that Dole is not just "big company" operating large Dole farms. Actually, they employ family owned farms for much of their produce production.
Glad you like the recipe.
NR says
Totally not trying to be a food-Nazi but Dole has had a lot of controversy with their banana production. I'd suggest going with a differerent brand, or better, organic!
Regardless, LOVE the idea - especially the nut butter. I'm totally making this recipe! Thanks!