Green Banana Porridge

Green Banana Porridge is a quick and easy creamy breakfast porridge recipe made using green bananas. It's filled with warm delicious spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and makes for a nutrient rich breakfast packed with vitamins and minerals. Serve this vegan, family-friendly breakfast as the perfect way to start your day!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast & Brunch, Jamaican & Caribbean, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cuisine: Jamaican

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Servings: servings

Author: Taneisha Morris

Equipment

High-Speed Blender
Medium Saucepan
Whisk
Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

3-4 Green Bananas medium, roughly chopped
1 3/4 cup Milk or milk alternative, divided
2 tbsp Flour used to thicken the porridge
2 cups Water
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract optional
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon or 1 Cinnamon Stick
1/4 tsp Nutmeg freshly grated or ground
1/2 tsp Salt more or less to taste
Sweetened Condensed Milk or sugar, to taste

Instructions

Wash, peel, and slice green bananas into chunks then set aside. In a medium saucepan, add water with one cinnamon stick and bring to a boil over medium heat.
In a blender, combine the banana, 1 cup milk, flour, salt, vanilla and cinnamon or nutmeg (if using a cinnamon stick, leave out ground cinnamon). Purée until you've reached your desired texture (smooth or with some texture).
Pour mixture into boiling water and whisk constantly to prevent lumping. Continue to whisk until mixture has thickened. After approx. 5 to 7 minutes, or when porridge has thickened and has slow large bubbles, add remaining 3/4 cup of milk to thin porridge to your desired consistency (you may not need all the milk).
Stir with a spoon and let simmer on low heat for another 5 to 10 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Sweeten with condensed milk or sugar to taste. Serve hot, and enjoy!

Notes

Porridge Texture - this is determined by how smooth you blend your mixture prior to added to the boiling water. Blend on high speed for longer to achieve a smooth finish, or blend/pulse for a shorter amount of time to leave some texture.

Porridge Consistency - you may not need to use the full amount of remaining milk. Add as much as you need, to reach your desired consistency - thicker porridges need less liquid, thinner porridges need more.

Spices - you can use whichever warm spices you have on hand or prefer. Personally, I like the combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. However, you can also use almond essence, or throw in a cinnamon or bay leaf for added flavour. Keep the spices to a minimum because you don't want them to overpower the taste of the banana.

Milk - use regular cows milk, or any nut milk you prefer as there is no significant difference with the outcome of the recipe. Some, may also choose to simply use water, however the milk gives a rich creamy taste.

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