Gone are the days of a few crackers and fruit as an after school snack. My boys come home HUNGARY and it seems, eat our entire kitchen. I cannot even imagine what the teenage years are going to be like. I have been trying to come up with some heartier snacks for them to get them until dinner and these Grilled Peanut Butter-Banana Fingers from Cooking Light: Real Family Food did the trick. A little protein, a little fruit and a little sweet. They were perfect and not to shabby for me either. What is not to love about peanut butter, chocolate and banana? I will tell you. NOTHING.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
4 slices white bread
1 small banana, halved crosswise
cooking spray
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
2 tablespoons honey (optional)
To Make:
1. Preheat pan or panini grill
2. Spread peanut butter evenly over 2 bread slices. Cut each banana half lengthwise into three slices. Layer banana slices over peanut butter on bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices. ( I actually put the peanut butter on all four slices because I hate when I have a grilled sandwich and it is not evenly spaced. Blame my OCD).
3. Coat outside of sandwiches with cooking spray and grill, about 1 min on each side.
4. Cut sandwiches into 4 slices.
5. Drizzle sandwich slices evenly with chocolate sauce. Serve with honey for dipping (one son liked this, the other didn't. I did not think it was necessary and sweet enough without the honey)
