Sauteed Bananas With Caramel Sauce

Submitted by PaulaG

"This is a rich ending to a perfect meal. If you want a non-alcoholic version, use apple juice for the dark rum."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons toasted peanut oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons low-fat milk
• 1 tablespoon dark raisin
• 1 tablespoon walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 firm bananas
• 2 tablespoons dark rum

directions

1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium high.
2. Stir in 1 tablespon peanut oil, honey and brown sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
3. Sit in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
4. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
5. Remove sauce from heat and stir in raisins and chopped walnuts.
6. Set aside and keep warm.
7. Peel the bananas, cut each crosswise into 3 sections and then cut each section in half lengthwise.
8. Add the additional 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil to a nonstick frying pan and place over medium-high heat.
9. Add the cut bananas and saute until they begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes each side turning once.
10. Transfer to individual serving plates.
11. Pour the rum into the pan, bring to a boil, and deglaze the pan.
12. Cook until rum is reduced by half.
13. Add the carmel sauce to the rum and warm.
14. Spoon warm sauce over the bananas and serve immediately.

Reviews

[bluemoon downunder]

A truly fabulous recipe: loved the great blend of flavours and the fact that this recipe was relatively low in fat. We eat a lot of bananas and this is certainly a recipe which turns them into an exotic dish where one savours every spoonful. I particularly liked the inclusion of the walnuts. We enjoyed these yummy bananas with several generous dollops of creamy Greek yoghurt. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, Paula! :) Made for Ali Baba's Babes for ZWT 5.

 

[Gerry]

Looks great and tastes as good as it looks! Would not have thought to raisins with bananas either - but then have not made these banana treats until this past week. Along with the lovely taste - it makes for an impressive looking desert - as one can see in the photos! Thank you Paula.

 

[Sageca]

I made this for dessert; what a treat! We really enjoyed the combination.My husband loves raisins but would have never thought to add them with the bananas.I served them on ice cream. Thanks for posting Paula.

 

[Little Squirrel]

This is super delicious! I changed a couple of steps: I had no peanut oil, so i used a little extra butter in the sauce instead. Also, I skipped the frying of the bananas and just heated them in the sauce instead. I'm avoiding alcohol, so i added apple juice instead of rum. I liked it so much, I ate the whole thing - all 4 servings at once (sorry, DH!) :-)

 

[diannejm]

I was going to post this recipe. I found it in the Mayo Clinic Cookbook and tried it last week. It is delicious, and healthy! I did not use the walnuts or the rum. I substituted orange juice for the rum. Oh my goodness, this was such a treat! I will make it again and again. It was pretty easy to prepare as well.