Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Banana-Walnut Cinnamon Toast


The idea for this came from a muffin recipe I found in Women's Health magazine awhile ago. I've made it a couple times, and was craving those muffins this morning, but who has time to make muffins on a Wednesday morning, fah crahin aht lawhd? So I took all my favourite muffin innerds and threw 'em on some toast! Voila, no-bake banana bread! To be honest, I totally impressed myself, cause this is definitely the most bangin' cinnamon toast I've ever tasted. And although I'm usually famished in the morning, and my desire to enjoy chewing consistently wins out over satiation in the stomach region, I actually couldn't finish both pieces of toast along with my yogurt (pictured above, for a nice round meal) so I saved the second piece for a mid-morning snack!

Something to note: Women's Health boasts that the combo of walnuts' magnesium, bananas' potassium (to sooth muscles,) and the vitamin D & calcium found in yogurt (supposedly "mood stabilizing," though as far as I know, the effects of the latter have only been observed in patients with severe mood disorders, not just cranky PMSers) are sure to relieve the backlash of Auntie Flo's lil' visit. Let me know if it works for you...mad props for the muffins, Women's Health, but I think the blaring BEEP BEEP BEEP of my bullshit radar actually GAVE me cramps.

Ingredients:
2 slices whole-wheat or multi-grain toast
1 medium or large banana
2 TBSP walnut pieces (crush them up for optimal spreadage)
a drizzle of honey or agave
a sprinklin' of cinnamon
a side of yogurt if you like, for a calcium & protein boost!

I think this one's pretty self-explanatory...toast bread (you can make one super-stacked slice if you'd like,) slice banana over toast; sprinkle with walnuts & cinnamon and add a drizzle of honey. You won't believe how delish this is, i promise!

1 comment:

  1. The missus will love this for breakfast - thanks!
    Chip

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