Banana and coffee buns
Serves: 8 (makes 8)
Time to make: 35 mins
Hands-on time: 15 mins
Total cost: $5.60 / $0.70 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 75g reduced-fat spread
- 75g castor sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon coffee essence
- 175g (1 ⅓ cups) self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 large bananas
- Filling
- 115g Philadelphia extra light cream cheese spread
- 1-2 tablespoons liquid honey
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Cream spread and sugar. Add egg and coffee essence. Stir in flour and cinnamon and three-quarters of the banana, mashed.
2 Spoon mixture into an 8-10 hole muffin tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
3 To make filling, mix filling ingredients together. Slice remaining banana. Cut buns in half and spread halves with filling. Add banana slices and sandwich 2 halves together. Sprinkle with icing sugar if you prefer then serve.
HFG tip
Do not fill more than 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 234cal
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Kilojoules 980kJ
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Protein 6g
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Total fat 7g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 35g
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–Sugars 22g
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Dietary fibre 2g
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Sodium 160mg
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Calcium 70mg
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Iron 0.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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