Toffee & Sesame Bananas

Name: Toffee & Sesame Bananas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 6 large bananas peeled and quartered; 8 tbsp light muscovado sugar; 2 tbsp butter; 200ml double cream; 2 tbsp sesame seeds toasted; good-quality vanilla ice cream, to serve

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⏱ 20 mins 🍽 Serves 8 🌶 chinese ✅ Easy 🏷 Dessert

This recipe offers a simplified version of the traditional Chinese dessert, avoiding deep frying. Bananas are griddled with muscovado sugar until sticky and marked, then kept warm. A rich caramel sauce is prepared by melting sugar, butter and double cream together, finished with toasted sesame seeds. The dish is assembled by placing the warm bananas in serving dishes, drizzling with the sesame caramel, and topping with a scoop of quality vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

6 large bananas peeled and quartered
8 tbsp light muscovado sugar
2 tbsp butter
200ml double cream
2 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
good-quality vanilla ice cream, to serve

Method

Coat the banana quarters in 2 tbsp of the muscovado sugar. Heat a griddle and cook the bananas in batches until they become sticky and develop characteristic marks. Transfer to a low oven to keep warm.
To make the caramel sauce, place the rest of the sugar, the butter and the double cream into a saucepan. Heat gently while stirring until the sugar dissolves completely. Mix in the toasted sesame seeds. This sauce can be prepared a day in advance. For serving, arrange several banana pieces in each of 8 dishes, pour over some warm caramel, and finish with a scoop of ice cream.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories312 kcal

Fat19 g

Saturates10 g

Carbs37 g

Sugars35 g

Fibre1 g

Protein2 g

Sodium36 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategoryDessert

Cuisinechinese