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    Home » Recipes » Baking Recipes

    Banoffee Banana Jam

    By Robyn | Published: Aug 11, 2020 | Modified: Aug 17, 2020

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    banana jam pin in jar as recipe for using up ripe bananas

    This easy 5 ingredient banana jam is a delicious way of using up ripe bananas. Serve on toast, pancakes or on top of yogurt.

    side shot of banana jam in glass on blue napkin with bananas in background

    With a toddler in the house who likes bananas one week, and then is not keen on them the following week, we are often left with brown bananas in the fruit bowl and so I am always on the lookout for a recipe to use up overripe bananas. Usually I end up baking my egg free banana bread, or a batch of no sugar banana muffins, or vegan blueberry muffins with them, or making banana waffles, but I really wanted a no bake banana recipe to use up the ripe bananas, and that is where this jam comes in!

    It is an easy jam recipe – you don’t need pectin to make it set, it thickens by itself. You cook the chopped bananas in a sugar-lime-vanilla syrup until they become soft and have taken on that toffee brown sugar flavour. Then cool, and store in a sterilised jar – that’s it!

    Combining bananas with brown sugar creates a banana toffee/caramel flavour, and I love the combination of bananas and toffee! A little lime juice balances out the sweetness, and vanilla provides extra richness.

    top view of banana jam so can see the thick texture with bananas and a spoon to the side

    Some serving Ideas for the Banoffee jam:

    • Use in this easy no bake Banoffee pie with Greek yogurt and a biscuit base
    • spread on toast
    • on pancakes
    • dolloped on plain yogurt
    • spread on scones

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    side view of banana jam in glass with spoon in the glass and bananas behind

    Banoffee Banana Jam

    Author: Robyn

    This toffee flavoured banana jam is an easy recipe, perfect for using up ripe bananas.
    5 from 25 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast | Brunch, Snack
    Cuisine British
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 70 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 100 g | ⅔ c, packed soft brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 40 ml water
    • 2 teaspoon lime juice
    • 500 g ripe bananas peeled and roughly sliced into 1 cm thick disks

    Instructions
     

    • Combine the sugar, vanilla and lime juice in a small medium saucepan with 40ml water and simmer gently over a low heat until the sugar dissolves - around 5 minutes.
    • Add the bananas and gently boil over a low heat for 10-15 minutes, lightly mashing the bananas with a fork and stirring often to stop the jam from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
    • The jam is cooked when it is thick and dark. When you move a spoon across the bottom it should leave a trail and the jam won’t fill it in.
    • Cool in the pan before serving or transfer to sterilised jar and keep in the fridge for a couple of days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 27IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword easy jam, jam recipe, ripe bananas

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    Comments

    1. Lathiya says

      August 30, 2020 at 5:45 am

      5 stars
      Never heard of banoffee banana jam. Looks slip smacking.

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 31, 2020 at 2:01 pm

        Thanks Lathiya!

        Reply
    2. Mama Maggie's Kitchen says

      August 26, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! I need this in my life.

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 27, 2020 at 6:15 pm

        Thanks Maggie!

        Reply
    3. kerri says

      August 25, 2020 at 11:24 pm

      5 stars
      Another great jam to add to my collection! I’ve loved making jams with my grandmother since I was a little girl, this brings me right back to those days!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 26, 2020 at 8:24 am

        Thanks Kerri, me too! Making jam always brings back wonderful memories.

        Reply
    4. Chef Dennis says

      August 25, 2020 at 7:36 pm

      5 stars
      I’m definitely going to try this Banoffee Banana Jam!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 26, 2020 at 8:23 am

        Hope you enjoy it Dennis!

        Reply
    5. Marina says

      August 25, 2020 at 4:20 am

      5 stars
      Oh, what a great recipe for banana jam, my daughter loves it on toast in the morning

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 25, 2020 at 8:09 am

        Thats so great so hear Marina!

        Reply
    6. Taleen | Just As Tasty says

      August 25, 2020 at 3:05 am

      5 stars
      Everything about this looks delicious! Genius idea!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 25, 2020 at 8:09 am

        Thankyou Taleen

        Reply
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