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.

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 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Total Time 20 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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