Bananas Ghana

Submitted by justcallmetoni

"Another selection for the 2005 World Tour. A simple and lovely dessert from West Africa."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 medium bananas, cut in half lengthwise and then crosswise
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons apricot brandy
• 3 tablespoons shredded coconut or 3 tablespoons chopped peanuts

• Optional garnish

• 1⁄2 cup sour cream (optional) or 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream (optional)
• 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine 1/4 cup of sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll banana pieces in cinnamon sugar and place in a 9 inch ovenproof dish.
3. Mix orange juice and brandy together and pour into dish with the bananas.
4. Bake 20 minutes, periodically basting the bananas with the juice.
5. Remove bananas from oven and sprinkle either coconut or peanuts on top.
6. If you like, mix together the sour cream and tablepoon of sugar. Serve on side as an optional garnish.

Reviews

[Iceland]

I used dark rum as i did not have apricot brandy and i also added a choped down bounty bar to this, my boyfriend was so surprised when he came home and we had this for our engagement-anniversery-tread :) Optional (or not so optional)garnish: Vanilla icecream!

 

[RigelBee]

Mmmmmm! We (DH and me) buy between 12 and 15 bananas a week here and usually run out before the week ends. We love bananas because they are good, but also because they are so good for you! This was a wonderful dessert! We used PeachTree Schnapps in place of the brandy. We didn't need ice cream or garnish. We just devoured the bananas with coconut sprinkled on top. YUM YUM!

 

[Galley Wench]

I like to give it 10 STARS (guess I'll have to review twice)! A Wonderful dessert! Of the ZWT 2006 tour this is now our favorite. Because there are only two of us, I cut the recipe down to 2 bananas. And to the brandy I added a little additional apricot preserves for a little more sweetness. Served it with ice cream. DH had his with peanut garnish and I had mine with coconut. We fought like kids over the leftovers . . . Definitely a keeper. Thanks SO much for sharing!

 

[PanNan]

I cut it to two bananas for two of us, and proportionately cut the remaining ingredients. I had to substitute peach liquer, the closest thing to apricot brandy I had on hand. I also served it with vanilla ice cream instead of the sour cream. It was unique and absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing this one.

 

[SugaredAlmond]

Astonishingly, I had apricot brandy to hand, and these were delicious! I scaled it down to a one banana quantity (just for me!) but used equivalent to two persons worth of liquid. I used a little toasted coconut. Yum!