Flaxseed Banana Breakfast Bites
Soft little baked bites made from ripe mashed banana, oats and ground flaxseed, sweetened only by the fruit. A gentle, portable breakfast or snack that's rich in fibre and omega-3 for small hands and growing bodies.
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Mash the bananas
Put the ripe bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork until mostly smooth, with a few small lumps left for texture.
- 2 (about 240 g) ripe bananas
✅ Done when: mostly smooth with just a few small lumps
Mix wet ingredients
Add the egg, peanut butter or almond butter, and vanilla to the mashed banana and whisk together until smooth and fully combined.
- 1 large egg
- 30 g (2 tbsp) peanut or almond butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth and fully combined
Fold in dry ingredients
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Shape and decorate
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Bake the bites
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Cool and store
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Mash the bananas
Put the ripe bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork until mostly smooth, with a few small lumps left for texture.
- 2 (about 240 g) ripe bananas
✅ Done when: mostly smooth with just a few small lumps
Mix wet ingredients
Add the egg, peanut butter or almond butter, and vanilla to the mashed banana and whisk together until smooth and fully combined.
- 1 large egg
- 30 g (2 tbsp) peanut or almond butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth and fully combined
Fold in dry ingredients
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Shape and decorate
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Bake the bites
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Cool and store
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The Story Behind the Dish
Baking with very ripe, spotty bananas is an old habit in American kitchens, born from a simple rule: never waste fruit that's gone soft. Banana bread and muffins built on that habit for decades, using mashed banana for moisture and natural sweetness instead of a lot of added sugar.
As parents began looking for simple, whole-food snacks to hand to babies and toddlers, home cooks shrank that same idea into soft little bites and stirred in ground flaxseed, a humble pantry seed valued for its fibre and plant omega-3s. The result became a staple of batch-cooking and lunchbox routines across the country.
⭐ Why It's Famous
They're naturally sweet, soft enough for little teeth, easy to hold, and quietly packed with fibre and omega-3 — the kind of recipe parents bookmark and make on repeat.
💡 Fun Fact
Flaxseed has to be ground to release its omega-3 and nutrients; whole flaxseeds mostly pass through the body undigested, which is why ground flaxseed (flax meal) is used in baking.
United States, home kitchens
39.83°N, -98.58°W
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