This simple recipe for Banana Toast with Brown Sugar, Cinnamon & Walnuts tastes like your favorite banana bread, but is so much easier and quicker to prepare! The two dishes share many common flavorful ingredients, however Banana Toast is more well suited for breakfast or a snack, since it has much less sugar than a typical baked banana bread. Banana Toast is a delicious, sweet alternative to avocado toast as well, and it is a flavorful dish to take with you on-the-go.
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Banana Toast with Brown Sugar, Cinnamon and Walnuts is a wonderful on-the-go breakfast because it is super quick to make and is a delicious handheld snack. You can think of this dish as a sweet alternative to avocado toast.
The flavors of this dish are reminiscent of Banana Bread, as the two dishes share many common ingredients like nuts, cinnamon, smashed bananas, and brown sugar. The difference is that Banana Toast does not need to be baked – only toasted!
This traditional flavor combination is featured in one of my favorite easy breakfast dishes as well, Peanut Butter and Banana Overnight Oats.
If you enjoy eating banana bread, you will surely enjoy this dish. You may find yourself revisiting this recipe a lot as Banana Toast is satisfying to eat, easy to make, and relatively healthy too.
Why This Recipe Works
Banana Toast is so quick and easy to make; you won’t even realize you’re cooking.
The only cooking required in this recipe is toasting your bread. You will have a delicious, healthy snack or breakfast ready to go in under 5 minutes!
With flavorful ingredients such as brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts, Banana Toast tastes just like banana bread, but without all the baking.
How To Make Banana Toast
Ingredients
- Toast: I prefer to use grainy or sprouted breads, but you can use any type that you like.
- Banana
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Walnuts (or pecans)
The full recipe and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Prep!
Toast your bread and cut the banana into 18 thin slices.
Create!
Top each slice of toast with 9 banana slices.
Chef’s Tip: you can also mash the banana, if preferred, to allow for the toppings to adhere better.
Sprinkle on the brown sugar and cinnamon.
Add the chopped walnuts.
Present!
Enjoy!
Tips and Techniques
- You can mash the banana, if preferred, to allow for the toppings to adhere better.
- It is not recommended to make this recipe ahead of time or to save leftovers as the toast will soften.
FAQ’s
Can You Make Banana Toast Ahead Of Time?
It is not recommended that you make banana toast ahead of time as the toast will become softened.
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Banana Toast with Brown Sugar, Cinnamon & Walnuts
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 1 banana (cut into 18 thin slices)
- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon walnuts (or pecans, chopped)
Instructions
- Toast the bread.
- Top each slice of toast with 9 banana slices.
- Sprinkle on the brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Top with chopped walnuts.
Notes
Tips and Techniques
- You can mash the banana, if preferred, to allow for the toppings to adhere better.
- It is not recommended to make this recipe ahead of time or to save leftovers as the toast will soften.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on March 13, 2018. It was updated with an improved recipe, new images, step-by-step instructions, tips, techniques, FAQ’s and video in May 2021.
