Roasted Bananas With Macadamia Nuts And Caramel Sauce Recipes

CARAMELISED OVEN BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Cut the bananas in half lengthwise. Keep the banana peels attached.
• Pre-heat your oven to 180°C / 175°C fan oven / 350°F / gas mark 4. Add the bananas to a baking tray, peel sides down.
• Sprinkle cinnamon and honey or agave syrup on top, and bake the bananas for about 15 minutes, or until they are warm.
• The banana skins will have turned completely black, and the bananas will have gone completely soft. Eat the banana by scooping out the soft fruit mash with a spoon.

HAWAIIAN BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the bananas into a small glass baking dish. Stir together the brown sugar, juice, and sherry; pour over the bananas, then sprinkle with nutmeg. Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in chopped nuts, and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Pour over the banana mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes until the bananas are tender, and have become lightly glazed.

MACADAMIA NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Grind macadamia nuts in a food processor until fine. Place nuts into a medium saucepan and fry over medium high heat for 5 min or until fragrant. Remove from pan, and set aside.
• . Lower heat to medium and add the butter, stirring until melted. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute Slowly pour in milk and cream, constantly whisking the whole time.
• Add sugar, salt, vanilla to the pan. Cook 5 min or until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in lemon juice.
• Pour sauce into a serving dish. Serve warm and sprinkle the Macadamia nuts on top of each serving, if desired.

ROASTED BANANAS WITH MACADAMIA NUTS AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Position the oven racks so that they are evenly spaced with one rack in the center. Preheat the oven to convection roast at 475°F.
• For the caramel sauce, bring the sugar and cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum.
• Arrange the bananas in a buttered, shallow baking dish. Pour the caramel sauce over them and turn to coat. Roast in the center of the oven for 6 to 10 minutes, until heated through. Sprinkle with the nuts. Spoon the caramel sauce over each serving.