Tropical Banana Sundaes Recipes

TROPICAL BANANA SPLITS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup cream just to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes; stir to combine.
• In a medium bowl, whip remaining 1/2 cup cream with sugar until soft peaks form. Set aside.
• Peel bananas, and split lengthwise; divide among 4 sundae dishes. Top with a scoop (1/4 cup) each of mango, coconut, and raspberry sorbets. Drizzle each sundae with chocolate sauce; top with whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry. Serve immediately.

TROPICAL BANANA SUNDAE

Steps:

• To make the ice-cream, peel six bananas, chop into quarters, pop in a sealed bag and freeze overnight. Soften for 20 minutes, then whiz in a food processor until thick and creamy. Refreeze in a plastic container for four hours or until needed. To make caramel, heat palm sugar, butter and cream, stirring. Simmer for three minutes, stirring constantly, then set aside to cool. To make the toffee, heat castor sugar and water in a pan, stirring until dissolved. Add macadamia nuts and allow to bubble and reduce, stirring constantly until you have a golden caramel - beware of burning. Pour onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and leave to set. When cool, chop roughly. To serve, peel two bananas, cut in half lengthwise and again crosswise. Arrange in four glasses so the bananas poke over the top. Fill each glass with scoops of banana ice-cream, drizzle with caramel sauce and top with macadamia toffee and toasted coconut. Add a jaunty sesame seed wafer and serve. Sesame seed wafers are available from corner shops and supermarkets.

TROPICAL SUNDAES

Steps:

• Place 2 scoops of ice cream in a dessert bowl. Top with some toasted coconut, nuts, whipped cream, a drizzle of caramel sauce and some extra coconut.

TROPICAL BANANA SUNDAES

Steps:

• Place 1 scoop vanilla ice cream in each of 4 dessert bowls. Place bowls in freezer.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas; sauté until just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Spoon bananas over ice cream. Top with chocolate sauce and coconut.

TROPICAL BANANAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss bananas with lime juice. Add peanuts and honey; mix well. Spoon into individual dishes. Sprinkle with coconut and lime zest. Serve immediately.

TROPICAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk well to combine. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir well until combined. Fold in bananas, pineapple, and coconut; stir until just blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

TROPICAL BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Stir in cloves and orange juice until smooth. Place the bananas in the prepared dish and spread the butter mixture evenly over the bananas. Sprinkle with coconut.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and heated through, 10 minutes.

TROPICAL SUNDAES

Steps:

• For sauce: Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugars dissolve. Boil gently until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Discard ginger pieces and add minced ginger. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature. Reheat to lukewarm, whisking occasionally, before serving.)
• For sundaes: Scoop ice cream into balloon glasses or sundae dishes. Spoon lukewarm sauce over. Top with fruit. Sprinkle with coconut and serve.

GRILLED BANANA BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Cut unpeeled bananas crosswise in half, then lengthwise in half. Place quartered bananas on an oiled grill rack, cut side down. Grill, covered, over medium-high heat on each side until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Cool slightly., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, brown sugar and peanut butter until smooth., To serve, remove bananas from peel; place over brownies. Top with cream cheese mixture, ice cream, fudge topping and peanuts.