Banana

Top these tender whole-wheat waffles with fresh fruit and slivered almonds for a restaurant-worthy breakfast.

A vegan's delight, with a gentle bonus buzz from the matcha.

The classic combination of peanut butter and grape jelly inspired this kid-friendly smoothie.

This smoothie has everything you need for breakfast: Protein, potassium, Vitamin C, and coffee!

This smoothie has all the familiar flavors of carrot cake: sweet coconut, buttery walnuts, fragrant cinnamon, and warm vanilla.

Smoked almonds highlight the bananas' grilled flavors in this 5-ingredient dessert. While you can grill ripe bananas that have some black spots, they're easier to move around if they are completely yellow and slightly firm.

To check if your meringue is stiff, lift the beaters out of the bowl and upend them: The peaks should stick straight up.

Try this winning Green Banana Shake recipe submitted by a consumer for CARNATION BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS' "Shake Up Your Morning" recipe contest.

Banana Cream Freeze combines delicious Classic French Vanilla Flavor or No Sugar Added Classic French Vanilla Flavor CARNATION BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS Powder with frozen bananas for a soft-serve treat you can enjoy any time.

The name alone makes this healthy smoothie popular with the kids. Try this Blue Monkey Smoothie recipe today from CARNATION BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS!

The King (otherwise known as Elvis Presley) was known for his swiveling hips, his dreamboat eyes, his smooth crooning, his ridiculous sequined jumpsuits, and his eccentric palate. One of his favorite snacks was a grilled peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich, which to some might sound obscene, and to others (me), obscenely delicious. This pie marries the sweet, smoky, salty, nutty flavors of Elvis's favorite sandwich in a rich, gooey, messy cream pie. Fresh banana pudding, topped with peanut butter whipped cream in a peanut butter¿bacon cookie crust. Need I say more? You probably only need to eat this once in a lifetime; you'll never forget it.

A vegan green smoothie with some depth: I love the subtle savory quality the kale adds to the classic PB–banana combo.

Rich in protein, the oats and nuts in this sweet, crunchy dessert will help keep blood sugar levels stable.

The Christmas season in Puerto Rico is blessed with balmy weather and clear skies. There is nothing like dining under the shade of a gourd tree on Christmas Eve, savoring every morsel of the earthy tamales called pasteles and adobo-flavored pork while looking at the sea. Puerto Rican women get together with their families to prepare pasteles by the hundred, freezing them until needed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, family reunions, the Fiesta de Reyes, and the religious season called octavas that follows the Feast of the Epiphany. It is the blend of the tiny pepper ají dulce and broad-leaf culantro in the fragrant sofrito (cooking sauce) that gives an unmistakable Puerto Rican identity to these earthy tamales. A dash of vinegar lends the sofrito just the right amount of tang against the mild dough of malanga and plantain tinted orange-yellow with achiote-infused lard. I learned to make these in the traditional kitchen of the Puerto Rican side of my family. While one person took care of trimming the plantain leaves, others were busy grating the vegetables and making the sofrito. There the vegetables are grated by hand, though you can find machines designed specially for this purpose in any market or use a food processor. Puerto Ricans are extremely fussy about the wrapping—it has to be perfect and watertight because pasteles are normally boiled. But I prefer to steam them.

We love banana bread, but not for days on end. This small loaf is perfect for a treat lasting a day or two. The paper towels prevent the natural build-up of steam from potentially dripping on the loaf and making the bread soggy.

Try soy milk with CARNATION BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS® to start off your morning right. Take a look at this Chocolate-Banana Soy Smoothie today!