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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 banana with peel
- 1 Tablespoon crushed pineapple
- 1 Tablespoon coconut flakes
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Leave the peel on the banana and make a deep cut down the long side through the peel and into the banana. Do not cut all the way through.
- Gently pull the banana apart at the cut to make a pocket in the banana.
- Fill the pocket with crushed pineapple and top with coconut flakes.
- Wrap the banana in foil. Place on a grill or near the coals of a campfire.
- Heat until warm, about 5 minutes at medium high heat.
- Carefully remove the foil packet from the heat. Let cool slightly and remove foil. The peel may be black but the inside will be warm and delicious.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes:
- Not grilling? Bake the foil packets in the oven at 350 °F for about 15 minutes.
- Try other fillings - peanut butter, chopped nuts, other fruit, a drizzle of honey or a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Honey is not recommended for children under 1 year old.
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