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Date: 12 Dec 2025

Banana skillet fritters: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Banana skillet fritters

Banana skillet fritters

Banana skillet fritters

Banana skillet fritters

Banana tree with fruit

Banana tree with fruit

🍴 Banana Skillet Fritters

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • Oil for pan searing

Instructions

  1. Mash the ripe banana in a bowl until smooth.
  2. Stir in the flour to form a thick batter.
  3. Heat a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat.
  4. Drop small spoonfuls into the pan.
  5. Cook until golden and crisp outside, flipping once.

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📱 Why every garden needs a banana tree

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Date: 29 Apr 2024

Fun Facts: Cacao beans

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

📖 Fun Facts: Cacao beans (Theobroma cacao) were used to make chocolate, and the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations valued cacao beans as currency 💰 Can we use chocolate as money?
  • 🍫 Chocolate tree has large dark green leaves that shade the fruit pods which grow directly from the trunk and branches.
  • 🍫 The flesh of the fruit is eaten as a dessert, and the seeds are the raw material of chocolate. Hot chocolate can be made by drying the seeds, roasting, grinding, and adding milk.
  • 🍫 This exotic rare tree makes a gem of a houseplant collection.


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Date: 26 Apr 2025

Fun Facts About the Guava Flower