We’d Like to Make a Toast
Ever find yourself in a major food rut? You know the feeling: despite a semi-stocked fridge, you still can’t figure out what to eat. Meet the easiest—and most delicious—solution: toast! For dinner! But not just any toast, mind you. We’re talking toast slathered in a protein-packed layer of gooey almond butter, thick slices of perfectly ripe banana, a generous sprinkle of shaved coconut, a drizzle of honey, and finished with just a pinch of fancy salt. Suddenly, in under 10 minutes, you’ve got a nutrient-rich—and kid-approved—meal the whole family will love.
Toast for Dinner—It’s Really Good (And Easy)
Though the ingredients in our nut butter toast likely make you think of it as a breakfast dish, toast for dinner is actually divine! Here are just a few reasons why we love serving fancy toast for dinner:
- It’s just so easy. In under 10 minutes you’ve got a complete, healthy meal to put on the table for your family. Just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s missing anything!
- It’s a great way to pack a lot of nutrients into one spot. Kids can be picky. And more times than not they’ll selectively choose what on their plate they want to eat and what they’ll push aside. But when it’s all beautifully stacked on a piece of bread, to them it becomes just one entity and more often than not they’ll simply bite through the entire stack.
- Turn it into an all-hands-on-deck family activity. When kids become active participants in making their food they’re way more likely to eat it. Plus, steering kids to make some of their own decisions helps boost their self-esteem and create a sense of autonomy. To turn toast into an interactive mealtime activity, simply set everything unassembled on the table and let the kids decide which toppings they want and the order in which they’ll go on their toast.
Ingredients to Make Our Banana and Almond Butter Toast
Just a few simple ingredients and you’re well on your way to toast-topping perfection:
- Tasty bread. We like the way a good multi-grain slice adds an earthy balance to the bananas and honey here, but it’d also be divine on sourdough.
- Almond butter. If you don’t love almond butter, feel free to swap in another nut butter of your choosing, like cashew butter or even classic peanut butter.
- Banana. We like the look and texture of banana slices on top of our almond butter toast, but you could also mash and spread.
- Honey. Drizzle as little or as much as you’d like.
- Flaked coconut. Coconut adds both healthy fats and flavor to this nut butter toast.
- Maldon sea salt. There’s just something about a sprinkling of Maldon sea salt flakes that seems to add the perfect finishing flavor to anything it touches.
Other Toast Toppings We Love
Need some more toast topping ideas? Toast for dinner is a concept worth welcoming into your life, not only becuase it’s easy—it’s versatile too! Here are a few favorite toast-topping combos:
- Avocado + fried egg + Piri Piri salt + olive oil (we keep a bottle of this Meyer lemon olive oil on hand at all times, solely for making this toast)
- Whipped butter + Prosciutto + Swiss cheese + arugula
- Greek yogurt + fresh blueberries + cinnamon + honey
- White bean hummus + cucumbers + roasted red pepper + feta crumbles
Tools to Make Our Nut Butter Toast
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You don’t need much to whip up an easy meal of toast for the entire family. Just:
- Sharp knife. Our Shun paring knife slices through a banana like it’s butter.
- Honey dipper. Not an absolute requirement, but they’re inexpensive and way useful for serving honey or syrups in general.
- Pretty plates for serving. If you’re making something as delicious and easy as our banana toast, why not up the presentation points while you’re at it?
Want More Meal Ideas in 30-Minutes or Less?
Of course, you do!
- Our Lemon Chicken gets a double dose of flavors—first in a seasoning paste and second in a lemony roasting broth—and bakes up in just 30 minutes.
- Turn frozen potstickers into a full-on meal with our Easy Dumpling Soup.
- This Kung Pao Chicken makes a quick family-friendly meal at any time of the year.
A Toast to You!
We do what we do because of you! Show us your happy toast toppings and tag us @themodernproper and #themodernproper.
