Banana, Bacon, and Cheese on Toast (Trust Me, It’s Delicious)

A surprisingly tasty combination of sweet and salty – banana, bacon and cheese on toast is easy to make and delicious as a breakfast, brunch, or lunch.

Can I just say something?

It’s hard to make this dish look good. But by golly, it sure tastes good!

If you’ve never mixed bacon and banana before, you’re just going to have to try it. Trust me, if you like bananas and you like bacon, you’re going to like them together. You get that perfect balance of sweet and salty all in one mouthful.

And if you’re an Elvis fan, then you’ll know that this is a variation on Elvis’ favourite sandwich, except The King also added peanut butter. No doubt, a bit of PB would be great, but as this recipe is already not great for the waistline, it’s fine without. Your choice.

Ingredients and Cost

For this recipe, I used:

• regular sliced bread
• streaky bacon
• sliced Gouda cheese
• half a banana

Shortcut bacon would be better. Also, to reduce costs, a cheaper sliced cheese or sliced cheese from a block are alternatives.

As this is a money-saving blog, I’ve been adding the cost of recipes to all posts recently. I have been including three costs:

• the cost per serve
• the cost for four serves
• the total cost to buy all the ingredients from scratch

As you can’t go out and buy a single slice of bread or one slice of cheese, including the total cost gives you an idea of the initial outlay if you want to make a meal.

I also share ideas for leftovers because if we’re going to buy a whole packet of bacon, for example, we don’t want to throw any leftovers away and waste money!

More upfront can often save you money in the long run, if you have the funds to bulk buy in the first place.

For this recipe, the breakup is as follows:

	No. of Serves	Total Cost	Cost Per Serve	Cost for 4 Serves
Sliced Bread	9	$1.90	$0.21	$0.84
Shortcut Bacon	4	$2.99	$0.75	$2.99
Banana	2	$0.72	$0.36	$1.44
Cheese	10	$4.29	$0.43	$1.72
Totals		$9.90	$1.75	$6.99

Cooking Tips

Look, truth be told, I wouldn’t normally serve this as pictured. I know, that’s cheating a bit.

Here’s how I would normally put this together.

I would toast the bread, mash the banana, and cook the bacon.

(Top tip: cook the bacon in a sandwich press for a super speedy breakfast. Alternatively, cook under the grill on a piece of foil for less washing up.)

Then I would spread the mashed banana over the toast, top it with the cooked bacon and then the slice of cheese. To finish, I would melt the cheese under the grill (broiler). Not as pretty to photograph (although this photo didn’t end up much prettier), but it’s more practical and easier to eat.

What to Do with the Leftovers

Leftover bananas can be eaten as is, sliced over oatmeal or put into a smoothie.

Bacon can be frozen in portions for later. Use the leftover bacon in a leftovers frittata, pantry pasta, carbonara pasta, loaded potatoes, or just with an egg on toast.

And the leftover bread and cheese can be used for lunch toasties throughout the week or turn the day-old bread into French toast, and use the sliced cheese in white sauce to make the best Mac and Cheese.