Hot Hot Bananas

Hot Hot Bananas
  • Author: Levi Roots

Transform your barbecue dessert game with these delectable grilled bananas. Fresh bananas are filled with a harmonious blend of brown sugar, ginger, and nutmeg, then grilled to tender perfection. Finished with a squeeze of zesty lime juice and a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream, these grilled bananas are a sweet treat that will delight your taste buds with every bite.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp finely grated nutmeg
  • 4 medium-sized bananas
  • 20g/¾oz butter
  • 1 large lime
  • whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  • Light the barbecue half an hour before you begin cooking.
  • In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, ground ginger and grated nutmeg until well combined.
  • Make a deep incision lengthways down the curved side of each banana, from stalk to base. Gently open the bananas up and sprinkle the sugar and spice mixture underneath the skin of each banana.
  • Place two slices of butter into the incisions made in each banana, then squeeze in the lime juice.
  • Close the skin around the bananas and wrap them in aluminium foil.
  • When the flames from the barbecue have died down and the coals are ash-white, place the foil-wrapped bananas onto the grill and cook for 10-12 minutes, turning them occasionally with tongs, or until the bananas are soft when squeezed with the tongs. Remove the foil-wrapped bananas from the heat and set aside to cool slightly on serving plates.
  • When the foil is cool enough to handle, open the banana parcels and discard the foil. Serve the bananas with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 4