Bananas are supercharged with an immense amount of nutritional energy, vitamins and minerals, and are specially high in fiber and potassium; an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. Bananas have antibiotic and antifungal properties. Adding three bananas to a healthy diet may help prevent ulcers and reduce ulcer pain. They also contain the amino acid L-tryptophan, which gets converted to 5-HTP in the brain. The 5-HTP in turn is converted to serotonin 🙂
I want to share with you a healthy, easy and yummy recipe for dessert….. using bananas!!
Banana-Coconut Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 very ripe bananas.
- 4 pitted dates
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup strawberries
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 to 3 tbsp date water
Directions
- Soak the pitted dates in 1 cup of water for 4 hours and drain off the date water and save.
- Blend 1 banana, pitted dates, vanilla a little date water until creamy and smooth.
- Slice the rest of the bananas. Sprinkle coconut on the bottom of casserole dish. Top with sliced bananas.
- Pour some of the banana cream over the top. Sprinkle on more coconut and finish layering with the rest of the bananas and the cream.
- Top with a layer of coconut and sliced strawberries.
Enjoy,
Karine 🙂
