Cinnamon Glazed Bananas

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Whip up a batch of this simple and tasty dessert tonight! We love Cinnamon Glazed Bananas because they are easy to make and taste great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This recipe is part of our list of 25+ Cooking Recipes for Kids. Thank you to 100daysofrealfood.com for sending us their latest cookbook to review!

These cinnamon glazed bananas were as fun to make as they were to eat. This is a quick and easy cooking with kids project that includes basic knife skills.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com
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This recipe came from the 100 Days of Real Food: Fast and Fabulous cookbook by Lisa Leake. Leake is one of my favorite food bloggers and her (second) amazing cookbook features many healthy and simple recipes you can make with your kids. Her focus on real food ingredients makes it easy to choose a recipe that will introduce your children to cooking healthy foods.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

How to make glazed bananas

To make the cinnamon glazed bananas, we had to start with cutting boards and knives. I gave my kids a good amount of freedom to slice them independently, since they were using butter knives.

Cutting fruit and veggies is one of their favorite things to do in the kitchen. It makes them feel so grown up and I love watching them snack on the fresh produce along the way.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

Once the bananas were sliced, I had my son bring the dirty cutting boards and knives to the sink and place all of the bananas in a bowl.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

Meanwhile, my daughter helped me measure out the ingredients into the saucepan and stir them up. We talked about the heat from the stove and I showed her how to hold the heatproof handle of the pot while stirring with the other hand.

Once the sauce was hot and bubbly, we mixed in the bananas and let them cook for approximately 1 minute. When the bananas were nicely coated and the sauce was thick, we turned off the heat and poured them over vanilla ice cream.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

What to serve with cinnamon glazed bananas?

Cinnamon glazed bananas were the perfect match to vanilla ice cream. They were warm, gooey, sweet, and made the ice cream just a little melty.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

I really enjoyed this cooking with kids project because it was quick and ended with a sweet treat. It was the perfect amount of time for my toddler who has a short attention span.

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

Cooking With Kids: Cinnamon Glazed Bananas. A perfect recipe to get your kids in the kitchen and learning about fresh product and practicing their knife skills. Recipe from aileencooks.com

Cinnamon Glazed Bananas

Aileen Clark
Cinnamon Glazed Bananas are a fun treat to make with your kids. They taste amazing over ice cream!
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 297 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large bananas
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions
 

  • Slice bananas 1/2 inch thick
  • In a medium sauce pan, combine the maple syrup, butter, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat until the butter is melted and begins to bubble.
  • Mix in the bananas and cook another 60 seconds.
  • Enjoy the cinnamon glazed bananas immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 3/4 cupCalories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 76mgFiber: 4gSugar: 36g
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If you enjoyed this recipe for cinnamon glazed bananas, I recommend you check out the 100 Days of Real Food: Fast and Fabulous cookbook. It has a lot of delicious family-friendly recipes you are sure to love.

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25 Comments

  1. Love how you have engaged your lil girl and seems like she enjoyed it too. I love bananas so would love to this try myself too πŸ™‚