This is truly a decadent breakfast, without the guilt! Imagine, creamy, vanilla ricotta on crunchy whole-grain toast, topped off with ripe banana and drizzled with honey. This ricotta and banana on toast recipe is a quick , easy and healthy breakfast recipe idea, sure to become a breakfast favourite! It ticks all the nutrition boxes, wholegrain toast for fibre, low-fat ricotta for protein and calcium and a serving of fruit for added fibre and vitamins.
Key Ingredients
- Bread– Choose Whole-grain or Whole-Wheat bread as it is higher in fibre and nutrients than white bread.1 It is important to choose at least day-old bread as fresh bread will become soggy. In this recipe, we have used Pane di Casa type bread, a rustic Italian loaf.
- Ricotta- A low fat smooth Ricotta cheese has been used for this easy healthy breakfast recipe. Ricotta is lower in fat than some other cheese and is high in protein.2
- Bananas- Bananas – it is important to choose ripe bananas for this recipe. Bananas are a good source of vitamins, antioxidants and fibre.3
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Creamy Vanilla Ricotta and Banana on Toast
Ingredients
- 2 slices whole-grain toast 70g
- 1 medium banana sliced
- 2 tsp honey
Creamy Vanilla Ricotta
- 100 g smooth low fat ricotta
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix the ricotta and vanilla together in a small bowl.
- Toast the bread.
- Spread the ricotta mixture onto the toast.
- Top with sliced banana and drizzle with honey.
Notes
- Other types of fruit can be substituted instead of banana – Try sliced fresh or grilled peaches or sliced figs.
Nutrition
Please Note: Nutrition Values are approximate only. They may vary according to which brands of food are used.
