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Crunchy Bananas & Caramel

Ideally, this recipe should be prepared with firm bananas: The softer ones are best reserved for banana breads and muffins. I buy a couple of bananas pretty much every time I go to the grocery store (way more frequently than most, I’m sure), so I’m always set no matter what I want to do with them.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1 tablespoon fat-free caramel-flavored sundae topping
1 small (6 to 7 inches) banana, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
1 1/2 teaspoons high-fiber, low-fat crunchy cereal (I used Grape-Nuts)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the caramel sauce in a small bowl in the microwave until warmed, 10 to 30 seconds. Place the bananas in a small, deep bowl. Drizzle the caramel sauce over the bananas. Top evenly with the cereal. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 170

    Step 3

    Protein: 2g

    Step 4

    Carbohydrates: 43g

    Step 5

    Trace Fat

    Step 6

    Trace Saturated Fat

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 8

    Fiber: 4g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 98mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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