This brew is tastier than supplements or black tea and does not require added sugar. The banana peel infusion contains 5-HT and 5-HTP (hydroxytryptophan); the latter is a natural amino acid, precursor and intermediate for the biosynthesis of serotonin and melatonin (brain neurotransmitters) from tryptophan.
Ingrediants
- Banana peels - use only organically grown bananas
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You can make a green tea using:
- Fresh peels
- Dried peels in small piles in a microwave oven at the lowest temperature
- Frozen peels for a long time, even if they have freeze burns
- Dried and frozen peels or vacuum-packed frozen in some points of sale
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Prepare the Banana Peels
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 1 Step 1. Freeze the banana peels
- When you eat bananas, remove the label if present.
- Put the peels in the freezer.
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 2 Step 2. Thaw the banana peels
- When you have enough peels, fill a baking dish.
- Let them soften in the pan for an hour or two.
- They should turn black.
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 3 Step 3. Pasteurize the thawed and softened peels
- Put the peels in the oven at pasteurization temperature (about 65 ° C).
- Cook them until they dry out. It should take less than an hour.
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 4 Step 4. Reduce the peels into fragments and crumbs with your hand, just a little
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 5 Step 5. Pulverize one peel at a time in the blender; add up to four peels before emptying it
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 6 Step 6. Store the resulting powder in a cool, dark place
A glass jar (with or without seals) is a great choice
Part 2 of 2: Prepare the infusion
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 7 Step 1. Pour a heaping teaspoon of powdered banana peels into a cup and then some hot water
- This amount of powdered banana peels corresponds to one black tea bag.
- Always adjust the quantity according to your taste.
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 8 Step 2. Filter the infusion with a fine-grained coffee filter
- You can also insert a paper filter of the type used for American coffee.
- Alternatively, insert the banana peel powder inside an infuser, immerse it in water and leave it to infuse for a few minutes.
Make Banana Peel Tea Step 9 Step 3. Drink the infusion before going to bed, to help you sleep
Advice
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Clean the bananas with warm soapy water when you first bring them home, then rinse them well with clean running water.
- Washing will avoid attracting fruit flies, and will reduce the likelihood that the infusion contains traces of pesticides left on the skins.
- Hopefully, however, the bananas used have not been treated with harmful chemicals, synthetic or natural.
