Chocolate Banana Eggs
These Chocolate Banana Eggs from The Whole Smiths are the perfect breakfast for the mornings that you are just sick.of.eggs. They’re paleo, gluten-free and easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 small banana about 4 ounces mashed
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 2 eggs beaten
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chunks
- Toppings of choice like fresh berries Toppings of choice like fresh berries, unsweetened coconut shreds, chia seeds, flax seed and
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium heat and add the coconut oil. Once the oil is hot add the banana and cinnamon. Cook the banana for about one minute without stirring it.
- Pour the eggs into the pan and add a pinch of salt. Gently stir the eggs to create large curds ie scrambled eggs. Once the eggs are cooked, add the chocolate to the pan and stir several times.
- Don’t over mix the chocolate into the eggs.
- Plate the banana eggs and top with the toppings of your choice.
Notes
- Let your mashed banana sizzle away in the pan a bit before adding the eggs, it will help caramelize the banana a bit and add a deeper flavor.
- Don’t overmix your eggs as they are cooking as you want lighter, fluffier curds.
- I never realized just how much bananas vary in size until I tried finding the perfect egg to banana ration for this recipe. The good news is this recipe will even It’s ok if your banana is a little too big or too small, it will still work.
- Mash the banana until it has the consistency of baby food, it should be smooth with minimal chunks