Spiced Nutty Bananas
photo by januarybride
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 ripe but firm bananas
- 2 tablespoons chopped cashew nuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
- 2 tablespoons dried coconut
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 4 tablespoons rum (optional)
- ice cream or whipped cream
directions
- Slice the bananas (circles) and place in a microwave dish.
- Mix together the cashew nuts, peanuts, coconut, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl.
- Pour the orange juice and rum over the bananas, then sprinkle with the nut and sugar mixture.
- Dot the top with butter or margarine,.
- Microwave for 4 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly.
- Spoon in serving bowl and add a scoop of ice cream or top with Whipped cream.
- Freshly grated nutmeg makes all the difference to this dish. More rum can be added if preferred. Chopped mixed nuts can be used instead of peanuts.
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Reviews
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This was my second banana/ice cream recipe while "travelling" through Africa on the ZWT4 tour. I hesitated to make this because of the orange juice so I decided to use some of the coconut milk left from another recipe and I think it was a great idea. I left the flaked coconut off and used coconut rum! Served with vanilla bean ice cream and it was delicious! My daughter even loved it and she doesn't like coconut (she couldn't see it so she loved it!). Oh! like almost ALL the African recipes I've made I added a touch of cardamom in addition to the nutmeg and cinnamon!
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These bananas are great with low fat vanilla ice cream. The flavors are a little different and nice. I used honey in place of the brown sugar to qualify for the African dessert challenge for ZWT4. I did add a little extra sweetness to counteract the dark rum. I added 2 tablespoons of Smart Balance (wasn't sure how much it should have been since it was missing from the ingredients) and microwaved them 2 minutes. Definitely check out fresh nutmeg if you get the chance, it is so much different than the ground, and goes wonderfully with this.
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Tweaks
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These bananas are great with low fat vanilla ice cream. The flavors are a little different and nice. I used honey in place of the brown sugar to qualify for the African dessert challenge for ZWT4. I did add a little extra sweetness to counteract the dark rum. I added 2 tablespoons of Smart Balance (wasn't sure how much it should have been since it was missing from the ingredients) and microwaved them 2 minutes. Definitely check out fresh nutmeg if you get the chance, it is so much different than the ground, and goes wonderfully with this.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!