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Caramelized Bananas

Bananas baked with sugar and cinnamon under a crackly caramel crust, served with honey whipped cream — a quick, impressive dessert.

By Noga Schryer · April 15, 2020

DessertsPrep: 10 minCook: 10 minServes 4Easy
Caramelized Bananas

Ingredients

For the bananas

  • 4 bananas, halved lengthwise in their peel
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

For the whipped cream

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 container sour cream
  • 1 container heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    For the cream: combine the heavy cream, sour cream, vanilla and honey and whip until stiff. Dust with cinnamon.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle sugar and a little cinnamon over the bananas and bake at 200°C for 7 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove from the oven and sprinkle a thick layer of sugar over each banana.

  4. 4

    Caramelize the bananas under the broiler on high, or with a kitchen torch, and serve with the honey whipped cream.