Roasted Bananas With Maple Syrup

What a delicious way to enjoy bananas! I Had one with lemon juice & without the maple syrup & loved it! I imagine making it with orange juice & eating with chocolate sauce would be awesome too. Source: Australian Table magazine.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  bananas, firm & ripe
• 2  tablespoons raw sugar
• 1  tablespoon lime juice
• 25  g  chilled butter, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 2  limes, zest of
•  ice cream, to serve

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 220c & line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Halve each banana lengthways, leaving skin intact, and place them on the baking tray, with the flesh of the fruit facing up.
3. Sprinkle top of each with sugar & lime juice & dot with butter.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until softened & golden (skins will turn dark brown or black).
5. Serve drizzled with maple syrup (warm it in the microwave first, if you like), and top with ice cream & lime zest.