30/09/2026
Mondays go better when breakfast is easy. Pop these in the oven to bake while everyone gets dressed for school!
Mashed banana, Greek yoghurt and fresh British strawberries, baked in one tin and cut into thick fingers small hands can manage. No flipping, no standing over the hob while everyone asks where their shoes are. Three fingers each works out at 120g of strawberries, so one of their 5-a-day is done before the school run.
Let it cool properly before you slice, or the fingers won't hold. Serve with a spoonful of Greek yoghurt and a few extra strawberries.
Recipe below 👇
Serves: 2–3
Makes: 8 fingers
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20–25 minutes, plus 10 minutes cooling
Ingredients
220g self-raising flour
2 large eggs
250ml whole milk
100g thick Greek yoghurt
1 large ripe banana, approximately 120g peeled
1 tsp vanilla extract
320g fresh strawberries
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup, or nut butter, optional
Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C fan. Line a 20cm square baking tin with baking paper.
Hull the strawberries and cut 240g into small pieces. Slice the remaining 80g for the top.
Mash the banana until smooth.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, yoghurt, mashed banana, vanilla and honey or maple syrup, if using.
Add the self-raising flour and fold gently until just combined.
Fold the 240g chopped strawberries through the batter.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly into the corners.
Arrange the remaining 80g strawberries over the top and press them lightly into the batter.
Bake for 20–25 minutes, until risen, lightly golden and set through the centre.
Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then lift out using the baking paper and transfer to a wire rack.
Once cool enough to handle, cut into approximately 8 chunky fingers.
Serve 3 pancake fingers per person.
Allergen information
Contains gluten (wheat), eggs and milk. Contains nuts or peanuts if served with nut butter.
Health-related information
Each serving of three fingers contains 120g fresh strawberries, contributing towards one of your 5-a-day.