Banana-Almond French Toast with Blueberries Recipe
Who said healthy food can't be tasty?!
Here's a scrumptious recipe from The How Not To Age Cookbook by Dr. Michael Greger MD
Total time
10 minutes
Prep time
5 minutes
Amount
4 portions
Ingredients
- 4 ripe medium bananas
- 85g (% cup) almond butter
- 360ml (1% cups) unsweetened soya milk
- 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 slices salt-free whole-grain sprouted bread
- 130g (1 cup) blueberries
- 60ml (% cup) date syrup
- Preheat the oven to 110°C (225°F)
- In a blender or food processor, combine three of the bananas with the almond butter, soya milk, vanilla, and cinnamon, and blend until smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a shallow bowl. Dip each piece of bread in the batter, turning to coat both sides.
- Heat a griddle or large cast-iron frying pan until hot. Place the French toast on the hot griddle and cook until golden brown on both sides, turning once with a spatula, about 3 minutes per side.
- Keep the cooked French toast warm on a heatproof platter in the oven while you prepare the rest of the pieces. Thinly slice the remaining banana. Serve the French toast topped with the banana slices, blueberries, and a spoonful of date syrup.
The How Not to Age Cookbook
by Michael Greger MD
More than 100 delicious, nutritionally balanced recipes to help you live your longest, healthiest life.
The How Not To Age Cookbook brings together decades of scientific research to bring us simple, nutrition-packed dishes that make use of ingredients that have been proven to promote a healthy lifespan and inspiration from the places around the world where people traditionally live the longest. Grounded in the latest nutrition science, The How Not to Age Cookbook is packed full of delicious meals, snacks and drinks that will keep the body both nourished and youthful.