Banana
Banana shortage warning as floods cut off north Queensland supply
North Queensland’s main freight artery has been severed, blocking supply of the nation’s favourite fruit from the main growing region.
- Mike Foley
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Adam Liaw’s banana pancakes with toasted almonds
Adam Liaw reflects on the legacy of restaurateur and food writer Bill Granger with this sunny brunch recipe.
- 2 hrs +
- Adam Liaw
Crepes with bananas and home-made hazelnut chocolate spread
Julia Busuttil Nishimura tops the weekend brunch favourite with velvety choc-nut spread and fresh fruit.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Chiquita banana company found liable for funding Colombian death squads
Chiquita bananas are famous all over the world. The company is the subject of a number of lawsuits brought by victims’ families in the US.
- Jorge Valencia
- Recipe collection
- Baking
20 sweet and squishy dishes to go bananas over
Whether you pair the fruit with caramel, chocolate or keep it simple, you’re sure to find an agreeable recipe among this bunch.
Helen Goh’s next-level banoffee pie with miso caramel, double banana and rye-cocoa crust
The only downside to this banana and caramel tart is you’ll end up eating more of it than you’d planned.
- 1-2 hrs
- Helen Goh
Vietnamese banana bread pudding with coconut caramel sauce
A twist on a traditional bread-and-butter pudding, this Vietnamese-inspired version uses coconut milk and bananas for a flavour blast.
- 1-2 hrs
- Helen Goh
Forget banana bread - bake a batch of these simple banana biscuits instead
These moist biscuits are a great way to use leftover or overripe bananas that isn’t just another batch of banana bread.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw
Banana cake with cream cheese icing and miso caramel
Don't feel you need to make the whole shebang here. Even without the cream cheese icing, this cake makes a great snack. Topped with the icing while still in the baking tray, the cake is a portable treat. For the full monty, swirl the miso caramel on top, as pictured, to add a distinctly luscious (and interesting) note.
- 1-2 hrs
- Helen Goh
Green smoothie
Use this as your base recipe and juggle accordingly - you might prefer avocado to banana, orange to apple - to suit your own taste.
- < 30 mins
- Jill Dupleix
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