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Baked Bananas (Akwadu) from Equatorial Guinea

Baked Bananas (Akwadu) from Equatorial Guinea is a perfect recipe for breakfast OR dessert! The bananas are baked in orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, and coconut and can be served with honey!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine african, Equatorial Guinea
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 276kcal
Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 bananas cut into ½ inch rounds
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp butter melted
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup shredded coconut
  • ⅓ tsp Cinnamon
  • Honey optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Cut the bananas into rounds about ½” in thickness and lay them in a shallow baking dish. Pour orange juice, lemon juice and butter over the bananas.
  • Sprinkle the brown sugar, coconut, and cinnamon on top.
  • Place the baking tray in the oven for 15 minutes. When they are done baking, turn the oven to broil and broil for about 2 minutes, until the coconut is toasted on top.
  • Serve with honey if you so desire. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. 
 
  • Bananas: Peel the bananas and cut them into rounds about ½ of an inch thick. 
  • Brown Sugar: I used dark brown sugar, but you can use light brown if that’s what you have on hand.
  • Coconut: I used sweetened, shredded coconut
  • Lemon Juice: ⅓ cup is about 1 lemon 
  • Orange Juice: ⅓ cup is about 1 orange (I used clementine juice when making this as I forgot to grab and orange from the store)
  • Optional additions: Honey, cinnamon.
  • If you’d prefer, you can try making this recipe with plantains as opposed to bananas. Make sure to use a browner plantain, as it will be sweeter! Don’t forget to take the skin off. 
  • The baked bananas would be absolutely delicious served in oatmeal for breakfast. If you want to go the dessert route, you can scoop them over ice cream! 
  • If you don’t want your bananas sitting in liquid when you are done, you can decrease the amount of liquid in the recipe
  • Drizzle the bananas with honey for an extra touch of sweetness.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 529mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg