Glazed bananas and exotic fruits
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | grams | Unsalted butter; (2oz) |
| 15 | millilitres | Demerara sugar; (1tbsp) |
| 15 | millilitres | Clear honey; (1tbsp) |
| 4 | Home-ripening bananas | |
| 55 | grams | Physalis; the papery lanterns |
| ; peeled back and | ||
| ; twisted gently | ||
| ; (2oz) | ||
| 1 | Kiwi fruit; peeled and sliced | |
| ; into rounds | ||
| 1 | Carambola; sliced crosswise to | |
| ; form star shapes | ||
Directions
To make a glaze, melt the butter over a very gentle heat and stir in the sugar and honey.
Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthways. Place them in a heatproof serving dish with the cut side uppermost.
Pour the glaze over the bananas and arrange the rest of the fruit on top.
Cover and cook in a preheated oven 180øC, 350øF, gas mark 4 for 25 minutes until the bananas are golden brown or tender.
Serve immediately.
Variation:
To make a banana smoothie, peel 2 ripe bananas and place in a food processor with 150ml (5fl oz) natural yogurt, 2 scoops ice cream and 15ml (1tbsp) clear honey. Process until smooth. Pour into serving dishes and serve immediately. Serves 2 on its own as a dessert or 4 if served with the glazed bananas and exotic fruits.
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NOTES : A delicious and colourful warm banana dessert. Serve with ice cream, cream or half fat crŠme fraîche.
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