21 Banana Breakfast Ideas That Are Basically Dessert
Most of your brunch favorites are really just desserts pretending to be morning food. Go with it.
Face it: Some of your breakfast and brunch favorites are really just desserts pretending to be morning food. We say, embrace it.
Chocolate-Glazed Banana Bread Minis
Drizzle a little or drizzle a lot, banana bread is breakfast acceptable even when doused in chocolate.
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Honey-Cinnamon Banana Bread Pudding
Honey (instead of white sugar) sweetens fruity, cinnamon-infused bread pudding. With all the flavors of some breakfast-time favorites, who says it doesn't belong at the breakfast table?
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Banana Pudding Egg Roll
Not sure if this really qualifies as breakfast, like, at all, but we're eating it anyway.
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Banana Pudding Poke Cake
Let them eat cake (for breakfast)!
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Chocolate-Banana Treat
Delight in a decadent, sweet and chocolatey banana snack ... first thing in the morning. That's sure to beat any case of the Mondays.
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Banana Oat Cookies
Crunchy oats add texture to these soft, sweet banana cookies. Pecans and cranberries give them a hearty trail-mix feel, but if you want to swap them out for chocolate chips, we're sure no one will complain.
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Banana Pudding Bars
One square for breakfast never hurt anyone...
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Banana Crumb Cake
Brunch always calls for something sweet like this crumb cake with notes of honey, cinnamon, and toasted coconut.
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Nutella and Banana on Challah
Chocolate and banana is a classic combination. This sandwich is made even better with the addition of roasted almonds and is sandwiched between thick slices of challah bread.
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Banana Pudding Cheesecake
Is it a pudding or a cheesecake? You'll have to try it to find out.
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Banana-Walnut Bread with Flax
A from-scratch quick bread with flax seed meal and walnuts is a great way to use overripe bananas. Flax and walnuts add protein and omega-3s so you can dig in guilt-free.
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Banana Shortcakes
Since the bananas brown in a rich rum-butterscotch sauce (think bananas Foster minus the flambé), we cut the cake's sweetness with two tangy tweaks — buttermilk in the batter, and sour cream in the cream.
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Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Pizza
This dessert pizza couldn't be easier to prepare, making it pre-morning coffee friendly. Plus, the luscious combination of Nutella and sliced bananas will win praise from the whole family.
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Banana Cake with Pecan-Crumb Topping
The pecan-crumb topping elevates this cake from a banana bread-hybrid to a sweet brunch indulgence. For best flavor, make sure to use extremely ripe bananas.
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Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothie
Made with frozen banana, natural peanut butter, milk and honey, this rich smoothie is a lighter way to conquer those milkshake cravings. It's packed full of protein, too, making it substantially better than the French toast you were thinking of having.
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Strawberry-Banana Bread
An update to a classic recipe, with strawberries added to brighten the flavor and in a larger size to feed a crowd. With a dollop of whipped cream it's sweet brunch or dessert heaven.
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Banana, Brown Sugar, and White Chocolate Mini-Bundt Cakes
Bring banana bread to the dessert table with these mini cakes (pictured, left) which boast white chocolate chunks baked into the batter.
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Foil Pack Chocolate Marshmallow Banana
Serve it with a side of Greek yogurt and no one will judge.
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