What are the ingredients you can “marry”, pair or mix with BANANA? What flavours work best with banana?
This is part of the MIXTURUS project, read all about it here.
My neighbours Chris and Nikki have a magnificent banana tree which partially hangs over our fence. A few days ago Chris brought us this amazing hand of bananas to feed our monkeys. I was expecting them to be a bit plain because Grays Point is no Cairns… but they are actually very sweet, flavoursome and simply delightful… Thanks guys!
Now, let’s do some banana pairing! Bananas go well with:
Citrus
– lime
– kaffir lime
– yuzu
Fruits, veggies and berries
– cherry
– mango
– papaya
– coconut
– kiwi
Plants & Herbs
– parsley
– coriander
– thyme
Spices
– clove
– cinnamon
– cardamom
Nuts
– peanuts
– macadamia nut
– almond
– cashew
– hazelnut
– pecan nut
– walnut
Rhizomes and roots
– ginger
Alcohol
– bourbon
– whisky
– rum
Cheese and dairy
– mascarpone
– yoghurt
Other
– chocolate
– coffee
– honey
– maple syrup
– caramel
– molasses
If you have any more ideas of what goes well with bananas, let me know in the comments below :) This page will be updates regularly.
Great ideas! I love this website. I also like pan fried bananas with just a little bacon! I love sweet and salty together. Bananas can also go well with apples or pumpkin in baked goods (not raw!). One thing I do NOT like is all those paleo puddings out there that combine banana with avocado. The flavor and texture is terrible, in my opinion.
Hahahaha ! Thank you Shannon!
I have never heard of banana and avocado… Gosh…
Thank you so much for your ideas. They’re fantastic!
I’m loving this! I would like to suggest blueberry, raspberry, and (cliche, I know) strawberry. All three are bold, sweet, and a little tart, and banana provides a great balancing contrast to each of them. They go together beautifully in my oatmeal!
Hello Emily!
Thank you so much for your kind message and your ideas :)
Flo
Would bananas go well with pineapples or oranges?
Hi Ellie,
I think it does, especially in a fruit salad. I think fruits together in a salad always work really well :) Sometimes I add a touch of runny fresh honey or/and a few drops of orange blossom water :)