Fruit Banana Split Recipe

This Paleo adaptation of a banana split adds some interest and fun to a plate of fruit for dessert, and it’s easy to tweak, so it’s exactly to your tastes.

Customize the base recipe with any kind of fruit and nuts you like: you could go with berries or pick another fruit and just cut it to the right size.

The same goes for the nuts; pick your favorite mix, and don’t be afraid to experiment (for convenience, you can often find slivered or chopped nuts in the baking aisle).

All laid out on a plate with the sauce thing everything together, it looks pretty fancy, but this is actually one treat that’s easy to pull together – without any Paleo baking to do, the actual work is done in just a few minutes. It’s nice for the days when you don’t want to spend a lot of time and energy on dessert or if you just don’t feel well eating a lot of nuts.

This recipe is also very convenient if you can’t eat chocolate or just happen not to like it that much: a sweet fruity sauce drizzled over the top gives you a topping without the more traditional chocolate sauce.

For an AIP-friendly or just a nut-free version, you could also replace the roasted nuts with toasted coconut flakes. Try it out however you like it, and enjoy a sweet dessert to share with someone special.

Fruit Banana Split Recipe

SERVES: 2 PREP: 15 min COOK: 5 min

Ingredients

• 2 bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise
• ¼ cup nuts of your choice, roasted and chopped
• Fresh fruits, sliced

Ingredients for the strawberry and blueberry sauce

• ½ cup fresh strawberries, sliced
• ½ cup fresh blueberries
• ¼ cup raw honey
• ⅓ cup water

Preparation

1. Combine the honey and water in a saucepan placed over medium heat.
2. Stir in the blueberries and strawberries and stir until well mixed.
3. Bring to a boil; then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Pour the sauce into a food processor, and pulse until smooth.
5. Arrange each sliced banana on a plate and top it with fresh fruits of your choice.
6. Drizzle the blueberry and strawberry sauce all over the banana, and sprinkle with roasted nuts.

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Fruit Banana Split Recipe

Hold the ice cream but keep the fun of having your dessert served inside a banana with this clever Paleo adaptation.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 2 people

Calories 381 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 bananas peeled and sliced lengthwise
• ¼ cup nuts of your choice roasted and chopped
• Fresh fruits sliced

Ingredients for the strawberry and blueberry sauce

• ½ cup fresh strawberries sliced
• ½ cup fresh blueberries
• ¼ cup raw honey
• ⅓ cup water

Instructions

 

• Combine the honey and water in a saucepan placed over medium heat.
  ¼ cup raw honey, ⅓ cup water
• Stir in the blueberries and strawberries and stir until well mixed.
  ½ cup fresh blueberries, ½ cup fresh strawberries
• Bring to a boil; then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour the sauce into a food processor, and pulse until smooth.
• Arrange each sliced banana on a plate and top it with fresh fruits of your choice.
  2 bananas, Fresh fruits
• Drizzle the blueberry and strawberry sauce all over the banana, and sprinkle with roasted nuts.
  ¼ cup nuts of your choice

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 664mgFiber: 6gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 247IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg

Keyword banana, fruit

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