Crave sweet, but avoiding sugar? Sugar Free Baked Bananas Foster!
We all love sweet - it's normal, natural, and very human. I like sugar so much growing up that I had 12 cavities by the age of 12 - yikes! (You're welcome, Dr. Dentist!) In fact, liking sweet flavors is the only taste preference human babies are born with. Every other taste we develop is learned, so you're super-natural, sweet tooth baby! BUT (there's always a BUT, right?) you may be off sugar while detoxing or cleansing...
(like in my 8-week Cravings Cleanse, starting 9/23!)
So what do you do, especially in those first few days, when sugar cravings strike?
Answer with a naturally sweet dessert of course! This baked banana recipe is just like the Bananas Foster my New Orleans-loving Dad likes to make -without the extra sugar and ice cream! I adapted this recipe to work for all 3 cravings types, so whether you're Firebrand, FeatherWeight or Earth Mama (or Earth Papa), you can enjoy the simple flavors and spices to help answer your sweet tooth calling:
Sugar-Free Baked Bananas Foster!
Serves 2
- 2 bananas*, peeled and split in half long
- Juice of 1 orange* about 1/4 cup
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cardomom
- 2 tablespoons organic raisins
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Arrange split bananas in a baking dish, side by side. In a mixing bowl, combine milk, orange juice and spices. Whisk well and pour over bananas.
- Scatter raisins on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until beginning to brown.
- Carefully scoop bananas onto plates or bowls and spoon the sauce from the baking dish over each portion.
*Firebrand Fix: Use 2 pitted apricots instead of bananas. *Earth Mama Swap: Use 2 pitted peaches instead of bananas, and use apple juice instead of orange juice.Check this out Do you have candida overgrowth?!!Learn more about MCT oil for smoothies and brain health!