Baked banana porridge

Start the day right with this healthy baked banana porridge containing walnuts, banana and cinnamon.

SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 25 mins EASY V

2 small bananas, halved lengthways 100g jumbo porridge oats ¼ tsp cinnamon

150ml milk of your choice

4 walnuts, roughly chopped 1 Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5. Mash up one banana half, then mix it with the oats, cinnamon, milk, 300ml water and a pinch of salt, and pour into a baking dish. Top with the remaining banana halves and scatter over the walnuts. 2 Bake for 20-25 mins until the oats are creamy and have absorbed most of the liquid.

GOOD TO KNOW healthy • ibre • 1 of 5-a-day PER SERVING 405 kcals • fat 15g • saturates 2g • carbs 52g • sugars 18g • ibre 6g • protein 12g • salt 0.3g

tip

BANANAS AND DAIRY are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan, which the body needs to make the feelgood hormone serotonin. When eaten with a carb source such as oats, the brain can absorb the tryptophan easily.