Description
Crispy cinnamon fried bananas offer a delightful Caribbean-inspired dessert that melts in your mouth. Sweet caramelized banana slices dance with warm spices, inviting you to savor each golden, sugar-crusted bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas, peeled
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) honey
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.6 ml) salt
Instructions
- Peel ripe bananas and slice them into uniform, half-inch thick medallions, ensuring even cooking and consistent caramelization.
- Heat a skillet over medium temperature, allowing butter to melt smoothly and create a glossy, fragrant base for the bananas.
- Whisk honey, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt into the melted butter, creating a harmonious, sweet-tangy sauce that will coat the banana slices.
- Gently arrange banana rounds in the skillet, spacing them to prevent overcrowding and enabling each slice to develop a rich, golden-brown exterior.
- Cook the banana slices for approximately 2-3 minutes per side, watching closely as they transform into caramelized delicacies with a glistening, slightly crisp surface.
- Adjust the heat if the bananas are browning too rapidly, maintaining a steady medium temperature to achieve optimal caramelization without burning.
- Transfer the warm, cinnamon-infused banana slices to a serving plate, presenting them as a luxurious topping for vanilla ice cream, fluffy pancakes, or crisp waffles.
Notes
- A delightful twist on dessert that transforms simple bananas into a golden, caramelized treat bursting with sweet cinnamon flavor.
- Kitchen magic happens when butter, honey, and lemon create a luxurious sauce that perfectly coats each banana slice.
- Quick and easy method turns ordinary fruit into an extraordinary dessert that’ll impress family and friends with minimal cooking skills required.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 266
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 58 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg