Fried Bananas And Ice Cream
Deliciously caramelised fried bananas and creamy ice cream are a match made in heaven. It's a quick, easy, and irresistible dessert!
Move over banana bread, fried bananas are hands-down the BEST thing to make with overripe bananas!
This quick and easy dessert recipe is the perfect little tea time treat. And best of all it helps avoid food waste whilst tasting AMAZING!
Making Fried Bananas Is A Good Thing, Here’s Why!
Quick and easy! - this speedy dessert is ready in under 10 minutes, so it's easy quick enough for those busy weeknights.
Avoid food waste! - fried bananas are a BRILLIANT way to use up those browning over ripe bananas and you'll just love how simple and delicious they can taste.
Mix your own toppings! we add vanilla ice cream and crushed digestive biscuits, but you can top these fried bananas any way you like.
Fried Bananas Recipe
Serves – 4 people
Prep Time – 2 minutes
Cook Time – 5-7 minutes
Total Time – around 10 minutes
Our Most Popular Alternative – ice cream cookie sandwich
Equipment Needed
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Frying pan
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- Spoon or spatula
- Small bowls to serve
Fried Bananas Ingredients
You'll only need five ingredients for this whole dessert!
- 4 over ripe bananas (but hey, if you've only 2 or 3 bananas make it anyway, just add more ice cream and biscuit crumbs)
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon butter
- ice cream to serve
- 4 digestive biscuits - bashed and broken into crumbs
How To Make Fried Bananas
Making pan fried bananas is super easy!
Step One - peel and slice the bananas
- Peel and chop the bananas, you don't need to be neat here, rustic is good!
Step Two - fry the bananas
- Put the frying pan onto the hob and add the butter to the pan over a high heat, let the butter melt and start to sizzle.
- Then tip in the bananas and fry in the butter for a couple of minutes. Flip and turn them as they fry.
Step Three - add the golden syrup
- Drizzle the golden syrup over the bananas and let everything sizzle and bubble and caramelise. Cook for a couple of minutes until it's browning, squidgy and looking and smelling delicious!
Step Four - serve
- Remember fried syrupy bananas are super hot! So it's best to let them cool down for a while before serving.
- Once they're as cool as you want them, serve in bowls topped with ice cream and broken up digestive biscuits and crumbs.
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Fried Bananas
Oh this is the BEST way to use up over ripe bananas - move over banana bread!
Ingredients
- 4 over ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 300g vanilla ice cream
- 4 digestive biscuits
Instructions
- Peel and chop the bananas, you don’t need to be neat here, rustic is good!
- Put the frying pan onto the hob and add the butter to the pan over a high heat, let the butter melt and start to sizzle.
- Then tip in the bananas and fry in the butter for a couple of minutes. Flip and turn them as they fry.
- Drizzle the golden syrup over the bananas and let everything sizzle and bubble and caramelise. Cook for a couple of minutes until it’s browning, squidgy and looking and smelling delicious!
- Remember fried syrupy bananas are super hot! So it’s best to let them cool down for a while before serving.
- Once they’re as cool as you want them, serve in bowls topped with ice cream and broken up digestive biscuits and crumbs.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 379Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 121mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 4gSugar: 41gProtein: 5g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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Wendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012
