international · breakfast
Chocolate and banana toast
A sweet whole-bread breakfast pairing seventy percent dark chocolate spread with ripe banana. Slow sugar release thanks to the fibre in both wholemeal and fruit.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 3 min
- Servings
- 1
- Difficulty
- easy
Steps
- 01
Choose the banana
1 minPick a banana with a few brown freckles on the skin: starches have converted into natural sugars, the flesh stays firm enough to slice cleanly.
- 02
Slice the banana
1 minSlice the banana on a slight diagonal into rounds of half a centimetre. Diagonal cuts give more surface contact with the chocolate.
- 03
Toast the bread
3 minToast the whole bread for three minutes on medium heat. The crust should crisp lightly, the centre stay tender to absorb the chocolate.
- 04
Spread the chocolate
1 minSpread one tablespoon of dark chocolate spread on the warm toast. Heat softens it into a glossy layer that grips the banana slices.
- 05
Arrange and serve
1 minArrange the banana slices in a single layer, slightly overlapping. Cut on the diagonal and serve with a glass of water or plain green tea.
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