The Banana Cookbook: 50 Simple and Delicious Recipes

by Sam Brooks

There's more to the banana than meets the eye

We all know and love bananas as a quick and tasty snack that can help fuel us through the day. But you might not realise that these beauties are an endlessly versatile ingredient. From breakfast delights through to show-stopping desserts, this book contains dozens of simple and delicious recipes, including:

Fluffy banana and walnut pancakesMatcha and banana cupcakes with caramelised peanutsAvocado and banana smoothieClassic banana breadMiracle banana ice cream

Whether you're vegan or gluten-free, in need of a quick bite or hankering for some good old comfort food, there's plenty in these pages that will leave you nourished, satisfied and truly thankful for this humble yellow fruit.

• ISBN10: 1524860638
• ISBN13: 9781524860639
• Publish Date: 16 June 2020 (first published 12 September 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 128
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Banana Cookbook: 50 Simple and Delicious Recipes is a recipe collection full of all things banana. Due out 16th June 2020 from Andrews McMeel, it's 128 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is an odd compilation. The recipes themselves are fine and include everything from standards (banana bread) to slightly more exotic fare (chocolate and banana French toast). There's a pictorial recipe index included at the back of the book for easily finding desired recipes.

The book has a nice,logical layout. The introductory chapter covers the basics of tools and equpment. The recipes are arranged thematically: breakfast bites, cupcakes and muffins, smoothies, sweet treats, frozen sweets, and desserts.

Each of the recipes includes an introductory description, ingredients listed in a bullet point sidebar (in a really odd mix of metric and US measurements), step by step instructions, there is no nutritional info provided although the relevant recipes are marked as vegan friendly and gluten free. The dishes are photographed, however, the book credits are all shutterstock stock photos. The photos provided are high quality and clear. It's not clear if the recipes were developed to match the photos (some are quite specific) or if the recipes and photos were licensed for the book.

The recipe ingredients themselves are easily sourced and will be available at most well stocked grocery stores. There are a very few ingredients which might be a little more difficult to source, but definitely nothing that is 'way out there'.

Four stars

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.