Banana Soup

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Banana Soup

Banana Soup is a traditional Malawian recipe for a classic soup of bananas in a milk, and orange juice base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malawian version of: Banana Soup.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian Recipes Spice Recipes Soup Recipes Milk Recipes Malawi Recipes

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This is a classic dessert soup made with bananas that originates from Malawi.

Ingredients:

8 ripe bananas
1.5l milk
juice of 1 orange
finely-grated zest of 1 orange
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
salt, to taste

Method:

Peel the bananas and cut in half. Whisk the cornflour in a bowl with 4 tbsp milk to a smooth slurry. Add half the remaining milk and mix until smooth.

Pour the milk and cornflour mix into a pan and add the bananas, along with the sugar, salt, orange zest and orange juice.

Add all the remaining milk and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the bananas are heated through.

Serve warm.