Bananas for Bananas.
It’s one of my favorite breakfasts (along with my Voluminous Oatmeal).
This recipe has all the flavor and nutrition of moist, delicious banana bread, just in a different form. It also makes a great snack.
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Banana Bread Blender Cereal
1 banana (I use a frozen one, but you don’t have to)
1-2 tablespoons walnuts (optional)
1 cup non-dairy milk
1 cup flake cereal, such as Arrowhead Mills’ spelt flakes (You could use a gluten-free cereal)
1 teaspoon good vanilla extract
Put all the ingredients into a blender, and blend. Now eat! This gets thicker, the longer it sits.
For a fun twist, try using the Melted Banana Trick.
Oh, and cinnamon or chocolate chips make nice additions. But then again, chocolate chips make a nice addition to anything!
Nutritional Info:
- The pumpkin version will have about 175 calories, 8 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, and 3 grams fat.
- The banana version will have about 245 calories, 7 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, and 3 grams fat.
- The gingerbread version will have about 215 calories, 7 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, and 3 grams fat. If you use blackstrap molasses, you’ll also get a healthy dose of iron and calcium
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It’s very filling, for not a lot of calories. So if you’re not watching your weight, I suggest planning to have something calorie-dense alongside. (Some of my favorite sides include peanut butter on a spoon, extra walnuts, or… anything chocolate!)
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Great idea. Sounds E-Z, too.
nice!! I love all your blender/food processor recipes (i.e. that pudding, the oatmeal, and now THIS delicious cereal!!)
Great idea- I would never have thought to put cereal in a blender. And I think the frozen banana is a must. They’re so much better that way!
I like the idea of adding cereal, a perfect addition to any smoothie! Breakfast is so my favorite meal…
For some crunchiness, I think I won’t blend the cereal!
Hi Beautiful Little Vegan
Wow, I make something similar but have never thought of adding cereal. Cool !
Yummy. Sounds good, simple, and nutritious!
I was given the book as a christmas gift, and Andy and I made an entire dinner out of various appetisers for his family, and everyone loved everything. It’s an omni-pleaser, at least!
I LOVE this idea! As a chronic breakfast skipper maybe I should try to wake up with this one. Putting cereal in there for some added fibre is a great idea too. (Plus it sounds yummy and if it’s yummy I’m more likely to actually stick with it!).
Right I’m off to hunt down these oatmeal and pudding blender recipes of yours now!
Yes, that sounds great. But do you drink it or eat it with a spoon?
AND this!! So good!
I think this is the extreme close-up
Ohhh Yummm! I must try this one
I made this tonight, with 1/2 banana and some bran twigs. I heated it up in the microwave before eating…soo good! Another addition to my cereal repertoire!
Wow – you just blend it – with cereal?! Any kind of cereal? Does it have a smooth, liquid-y texture? Need a fancy blender?
Any flake cereal, even a gluten-free one (I know a lot of people like Mesa Sunrise). Or bran flakes. The texture is *kinda* like cream of wheat, but thicker.
Oh, and you can use any blender or even a magic bullet.
I absolutely love your breakfast recipes! I miss some quinoa recipes though.. it is the yummiest, healthiest, nutritious (also gluten-free and vegan) “grain” there is! (technically it’s a seed) maybe an idea for some new recipes..?
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Oh Isabel, you are so right! I neglect quinoa
. Confession: I still haven’t found a way that I like it. I keep trying, because it’s SO healthy. I haven’t tried it in a breakfast recipe yet, though, so thanks to your comment I’m going to put that on my list!!
Ohh I see! I enjoy my bowl of quinoa every morning like this:
but that’s just me of course.. Pretty boring, haha!
Usually, on Sundays, I cook quinoa (37 grams for one day, so 185 grams for 5 days) and put it in a tight-lid box in my fridge. Then the morning after, I take 1/5 of that; fluff it, pour soy milk over it and put in the microwave. I usually also add a handful of raisins
Raisins make EVERYthing better. I’m about to have some in my oat bran!
YES they absolutely do! I also like mixing cocoa powder with a tiny bit of soy milk and splenda, making small balls and putting them in the freezer, and then adding them to e.g. cereal: same effect (little sweets) as raisins
FYI- just went to the store to buy flake cereal so I could make this!!
I got all the stuff for this and made it this morning. It turned out AMAZING, tastes just like banana bread
Is it supposed to be somewhat thick? Mine came out smoothie consistency, so I’m drinking it instead of eating it 
Mine’s always pretty thick. It also gets thicker as it sits.
Wow! I made this for breakfast and what a treat! It’s so healthy and so easy.
So glad you liked it!
Love this recipe! Linked to it on my blog today and my friends are loving it too. I have a feeling I’m going to be linking to you a lot now that I know about you. Thanks to Sweet Tater Blog for that introduction!
That looks so delicious. Have you ever tried it using rolled oats? I just bought a huge bag from the bulk bin at Whole Foods and I’m trying them different ways.
I haven’t! That sounds like a terrific idea!
I just made this and added a dash of cinnamon as well – it looks like that’s in the picture but not in the recipe? If you haven’t tried with cinnamon though, definitely do – makes it amazing!
Oh wow, I really should try it with cinnamon, huh? And add it to the recipe! The gorgeous photos are from a good blogging friend, Ricki. I never noticed the cinnamon until you pointed it out. Thank u!!
Just made it again and this time in addition to the cinnamon, I added vanilla extract and just the tiniest dash of nutmeg (was just trying to think of what other spices are in real banana bread). You HAVE to try it with those – so amazing!!!
The recipe does have vanilla extract. But lol I actually don’t like nutmeg! I’m weird
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GAH so delicious! I altered your recipe a little (mainly because I was short on banana), but this is a bowl of pure genius.
1/2 cup banana (I always keep a big bowl of sliced up banana in the freezer)
2/3 cup kamut flake cereal
1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
1 tbsp. chia gel (added liquid, extra crunch and protein!)
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
The result? Utter awesomeness. (Even my mom approved, so we know it’s legit.) Keep ‘em coming!
I love your idea to add chia!
eergh im going to try this with a bigger batch of oatmeal, since im all out flake cereal. i’ll let you know how it comes out.
This was super tasty and extremely filling! My picky 1.5 year old loved it!
Arrowhead Mills Organic Maple Buckwheat Flakes gluten-free cereal is working really well for me in your “in a bowl” recipes. I am loving these new breakfast options! So glad I found you!
I need to know the carb content to figure out how many weightwatchers points
I JUST found you. I noticed that you didn;t include the carbsand grams inBanana Bread Blender Cereal or the Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl. Do you have those numbers?
Sorry, I don’t. I’ve only ust started giving full recipe nutrition stats as of a few months ago, due to extreme demand.
I tried to make this today and in order to break up the big chunks, I had to blend until it was very liquidy. I’m not sure if I did something wrong. I used the flakes from Raisin Bran and frozen banana, if that helps. I’ve had it sitting for a few minutes and it’s not changed much. Any advice?
How long was “a few minutes”? It’s best to let it sit for like 20!
i made this and it’s delicious, and i’m a huge fan of your recipes! BUT — i think it’s important to note that the calories appear to be way off. most cereal alone are around 175 calories per cup, before pumpkin or banana and milk alternative. add chocolate, sweetener, walnuts – you’re looking at a much higher caloric intake.
The calorie count is actually correct. Most bran flakes or spelt flakes are only around 120 calories. And unless otherwise stated, optional ingredients aren’t included in nutritional info. Hope that clarifies!
I made this for breakfast this morning! Delicious! I used rolled oats instead of cereal because it’s all I had. I also added some flax and wheat bran because I like the texture. So yummy!!
This is so good!! I’d been meaning to try this for a long time, but I haven’t purchased cold cereal since finding this blog; who wants raisin bran, when you can have chocolate strawberry hugs oatmeal? It was awesome right out of the blender, but I liked it even better after letting it thicken for 15-20 min in the fridge. I had to make the oatmeal raisin Larabars to distract myself while I waited because I was so impatient, lol.
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