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Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe

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Who says you can’t eat dessert for breakfast? Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe is proof that you actually can. Bonus, it’s good for you too!

Healthy Banana Split Breakfast in a bowl with a spoon, coffee in the background.

This healthy breakfast includes a banana, yogurt, cottage cheese, strawberry jam and a topping of peanuts and berries. Not your average ingredients for a banana split. Best part, you can design your own version of this healthy breakfast. This healthy banana split is hands-down my grandson’s favourite breakfast!! He also loves banana popsicles!!

Are you a morning person? I am NOT. Do you like eating breakfast, or even eat breakfast? We all know it is an important meal of the day, yet so many of us seem to skip it. Homemade granola bars are great for helping you not skip your first meal of the day.

I guess the fact I am not a morning person makes sense that breakfast is not my favourite meal of the day. If I don’t want to be awake, why would I want to eat? Now by the time brunch roles around, we are talking my language.

Breakfast recipe ingredients ready to create a healthy breakfast.

Unfortunately, most of us cannot run on the weekend brunch schedule. We have jobs, kids, businesses to run, or just daily “routines” that force us to wake up and get at it.

Healthy Breakfast Recipes

I am all about having breakfast ready and waiting for me to eat when I get up. If you are one of those busy morning families, you will appreciate anything that helps make your morning easier.

My blog has lots of great make ahead breakfast ideas. Breakfast casserole, breakfast bowls, and even breakfast donuts are just a few of the healthy ideas to start your day on the right track. Smoothies and overnight oats are great options too.

Healthy breakfasts are not that difficult, and this banana split can be made for breakfast in a matter of minutes.  I have even made this ahead of time as well. Works great!

How To Make a Healthy Banana Split Breakfast

Classic banana splits (the treat kind) are made of bananas, ice cream, and toppings. A healthy banana split is the same, just using healthy ingredients.

Close up shot of breakfast banana split in a bowl ready to eat.

We all know that bananas for breakfast on their own are delicious and healthy. Combine them with other ingredients like cottage cheese, yogurt, and nuts, to make a “dessert type” meal that is perfect for breakfast or lunch.

You don’t even need a recipe to make this Healthy Banana Split Breakfast, but I have included one to give you an idea of what you can use to create your own tasty version.

The basic recipe includes:

  • bananas
  • cottage cheese (I use 1%)
  • yogurt (I use Greek. unflavoured)
  • jam (honey or maple syrup would work too)
  • nuts (you can also use hemp hearts or chia seeds)
  • fresh fruit

Let your imagination get you salivating and play with these ingredients. Mix and match to your heart’s content. Use all yogurt, or all cottage cheese (I like a combination of both). Try a different jam. You can even warm the jam if you like before topping your healthy breakfast creation.

Flavoured yogurts work great too. Greek, plain, Skyr, whichever you like (or happen to have on hand). Berries and nuts of all kinds make great toppings. You CANNOT mess this recipe up! This is my dear hubby’s “go to” breakfast a few mornings a week. Keeps him full and happy till lunch.

A spoonful of breakfast banana split ready to eat.

Ask your kids if they would like a banana split for breakfast, and see what happens. Let the kids have some fun designing their own breakfast banana split. I guarantee getting them to eat a healthy breakfast will not be a chore anymore, and will be EXCITED about it. Shake up your morning routine with this Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe. Dessert for breakfast is a good thing.

What is your favourite healthy breakfast?

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Healthy Banana Split Breakfast in a bowl with a spoon, coffee in the background.

Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe

Course: Breakfast, Breakfast/Brunch
Cuisine: Canadian
Keyword: Bananas Ideas for Breakfast
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 355 kcal
Author: Homemade & Yummy
Shake things up and eat dessert for breakfast. Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe is a fun and easy way to get your morning off to a great start. Nutritious, healthy and satisfying, dessert for breakfast is actually good for you.
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Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • 1/4 cup cottage cheese (I used 1%)
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp strawberry jam (less sugar the better)
  • 1 tbsp dry roasted peanuts (I used unsalted/unseasoned)
  • fresh berries for garnish (optional)
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Instructions

  1. Peel the banana, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and place in a shallow bowl. Alternately you can cut the banana into chunks and place in a bowl.

  2. Top banana with the cottage cheese and yogurt.

  3. Add the jam on top (you can warm the jam up if you wish).

  4. Add the peanuts.

  5. Garnish with fresh berries (optional).

  6. ENJOY!!

Recipe Notes

This recipe is JUST a guide on how you can easily create your own Healthy Banana Split Breakfast.

Combinations are endless, and sometimes just cleaning out the fridge is all it takes to make a healthy breakfast. 

Nutrition Facts
Healthy Banana Split Breakfast Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 355 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 290mg 12%
Potassium 613mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 60g 20%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 37g
Protein 14g 28%
Vitamin A 3%
Vitamin C 16.7%
Calcium 9.9%
Iron 4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  3. What a fun, healthy twist! Yum! This is perfect for breakfast or dessert. Definitely something I wouldn’t have to work to hard to get my 3 yo to eat!

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  7. I love that you have created a healthy breakfast recipe that looks (and tastes) like dessert! The crunchy peanuts on top are my favorite part!!!

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  9. I have recently become a morning person, thanks to our new puppy, and breakfast is a must for me. I would happily have this for breakfast every morning, so easy and quick to prepare and I love bananas. This is a winner!

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  10. This is such a clever idea! It’s like dessert for breakfast – only healthy. My husband loves banana splits. I think I’ll have to make this for him ASAP!

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  16. Healthy and Banana Split don’t go together in my mind, so when I saw the title of this recipe it jumped out at me. I think that you may have actually nailed it. This sounds fabulous. I can’t wait to try it. I’m always looking for healthy recipes and for breakfast recipes. Thanks for sharing at Recipe of the Week link party.

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  17. I am an outlier because I am a morning person — but my daughter isn’t — and she frequently skips breakfast. Your healthy banana split might be just the thing to #1 Get her out of bed and #2 EAT BREAKFAST! Great flavors and visually so appealing too.

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  18. I’m so with you on not being a morning person! But this delicious breakfast banana split MAY change my mind . I would probably rather eat this for dessert though 🙂

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  19. As someone who LOVES banana splits…I love this healthy version of it! I need to make this! What a delicious and fun way to start off the day – and so perfect for when kids are fussy since it is a “dessert” 😉

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  20. What a great way to start the day. I’m not usually big on sweet breakfasts, but I love bananas, yogurts, and blueberries. Naturally, this speaks to me. Haha. I could easily devour this!

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  23. What a great way to begin the day. I am terrible at breakfast and most often skip it. I am realizing the importance of it and slowly trying to get out of my bad habit. This is definitely something I would love in the mornings and it is so quick to put together.

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  24. What a fun idea! I can’t tell you the last time I had a banana split, but this idea for breakfast sounds a whole lot better to me. Kids would love this, especially with choosing their own toppings

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  25. I’ve never thought to make a banana split for breakfast, and it sounds like such a fun idea! Love that they’re filled with yogurt, cottage cheese, and jam. So much deliciousness without the guilt! We’ll be having these for breakfast one morning soon.

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  26. I love fun breakfast ideas like this! It’s like a reconfigured fruit and yogurt parfait. Plus this looks so fast! I actually just bought a bunch of bananas today!

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  27. I am really excited about this. I can sympathize, I’m not a morning person either but on those super early mornings when I have to eat or wait until lunch, I have to come up with something. What really struck me on this recipe is how healthy AND fast it comes together. I saved this. Going to incorporate this into my crazy early mornings, I’m talking about my 5am ones, yikes!

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  28. I like this healthy banana split breakfast, you made a dessert for breakfast, I will take it after all it is dessert and healthy. Now my kids won’t show tantrum for breakfast you gave a beautiful recipe. I am going to make it tomorrow.

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  29. I am a morning person but I am NOT a breakfast person. While I love breakfast food, I often skip the meal. We often serve breakfast for dinner, which the entire family loves, and I know they would gobble up these banana splits. My kids can’t have a banana split without chocolate chips so I would add mini chips to the top of this. I’d eat this for an afternoon snack too!

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  31. I just wanted to let you know that I tried it and it was fantastic. I usually don’t eat desserts, saving my calories for my wine. But this lets me splurge and I still get my wine. This is a win-win!!!!

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  32. I wish I would have had this recipe when my kids were home. They would have loved it!! Now, if the grandsons stay over, I’ll have to make it for them. I’m an early bird — I love mornings and I do like my breakfast. But my breakfast preference is more toward the savory. but your healthy banana split would be VERY welcome. Oh, and I can’t forget a good cup of coffee.

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  33. We love banana in our home so that’s already a good start!! Love how colorful and refreshing this sounds with the cottage cheese and red/blue combination. I’m going to try one of these for a weekend brunch soon.

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  34. I can’t think of a better reason to get out of bed than to have a banana split for breakfast. All of my favorites rolled into one delicious breakfast.

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  35. Oh, wow. Such an interesting combination! I have never tried blueberries and peanuts together or banana and cottage cheese either. I’m very intrigued. Can’t wait to try this soon. Looks so pretty with the red and blue colors.

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  38. This is my kind of a breakfast — quick and easy to make and so easily customized. Love this healthy version of banana split – protein packed and nutritious.

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  39. My kids are going to lose their minds over this. What a brilliant idea. My eldest though isn’t fan of bananas (yeah, I know, so weird), so for him I’ll slice a bunch of strawberries in two and line them up like the bananas.

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  40. This is so funny! I was just thinking of healthy banana splits as a fun breakfast when my two little granddaughters are over this weekend. And here you are with the perfect recipe!

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  43. I love banana split twist recipes and this one looks so good!! I used to be good about eating breakfast, but now that I work from home, I skip it all the time. I’m going to need to introduce this in to a regular breakfast rotation!

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