Baked bananas (ndizi ya kuoka)
Bananas baked with lemon, brown sugar and cinnamon, with sweet cream
Ndizi ya kuoka: small bananas halved and baked with lemon juice, brown sugar and cinnamon until soft and syrupy, then served with lightly sweetened cream and a grating of nutmeg. It's a quick, warm pudding. The book's Handy Hints say bananas are good for the heart.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the topping
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2: Cut 4 small bananas in half lengthwise and lay them in a baking dish.
Step 3: Sprinkle with 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp brown sugar and ½ tsp ground cinnamon and bake for 15 minutes, until soft and bubbling.
15 minStep 4: Mix 1 tsp icing sugar into ½ cup fresh cream.
Step 5: Serve the bananas in individual bowls with the sweetened cream, garnished with 1 pinch ground nutmeg.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 55 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does baked bananas (ndizi ya kuoka) take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of small bananas?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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