Banana Sundae with Vanilla Ice Cream
Banana Sundae
This is one of those easy desserts that almost everyone has had but never makes at home. There are many versions, mostly using uncooked bananas. I personally prefer this one, it is rather nice to have caramelized bananas, but you can use uncooked, ripe bananas.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 ripe, but not over-ripe, bananas
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 5-6 tbsp. brown sugar (use any type you like or have)
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup toasted almond flakes or chopped pecan or walnuts (optional, but nice)
- Good quality Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Making the syrup
- Heat butter, sugar, vanilla extract and water in a deep frying pan, cook on high until sugar is dissolved and the syrup looks of pouring consistency and lightly brown.
- Meanwhile, peel bananas. If large, cut into 2-3 pieces on a slant. Keep small ones whole.
- Add to the syrup in the pan. Cook turning gently, until bananas are heated through and totally coated in syrup, roughly 1 1/2-2 minutes on high heat. They should look lightly browned. Try not to overcook them, they are ripe after all! Turn heat off.
- Place 1 whole banana or equivalent pieces in each plate.
- Serve 1-2 scoops of ice-cream on top
- Sprinkle warmed brown sugar syrup from the pan in which you cooked bananas, over the top of bananas and ice-cream.
- Sprinkle nuts and serve immediately.
- You can spoon chocolate sauce on top of each serving, in place of syrup. But I prefer syrup.
Notes
- Also see Chocolate Banana, Barbecued Or Baked .