Bananas in caramel: royal dessert

We have long ceased to consider bananas as something exotic, because you can see this wonderful fruit on your table all year round. But did you know that a banana palm tree is not a tree at all? Banana is a grass, because it does not have a common solid trunk. And here on the stem of this grass can simultaneously ripen to three hundred fruits, the weight of which sometimes reaches a half-ton! Here he is an unusual, so familiar and loved by many fruit.

In addition to the fact that bananas are tasty, they are also undoubtedly useful, since they contain in their tender pulp almost all the essential vitamins and many organic minerals necessary to the body, and the combination of ingredients in the dessert "bananas in caramel" is generally a storehouse of vitamins. In bananas, a lot of potassium and magnesium, which support the heart muscle in its hard work. And caramel is a delicacy which, getting into our body, helps the glands of internal secretion to produce hormones of pleasure, which is manifested by a good mood and heightened vitality.

Of course, unlike other fruits, you can not make a compote from a banana and the jam will not turn out to be very successful, but it's a fairly high-calorie product and bananas in caramel can completely satisfy hunger, wherever you are. And this "snack" will also be useful for an empty stomach and intestines, because the fruit and nourishing, and is a dietary product that normalizes the activity of the digestive tract. True, there is one fly in the ointment in this barrel of honey: bananas are not recommended for people with diabetes, because of the high content of sucrose in them.

Recipes for cooking dishes from bananas is not so much, although, of course, having the desire and imagination can create any masterpiece. Dessert "Bananas in caramel" is very simple and at the same time an unusually tasty dish, and you can come up with a variety of options for making this sweet. Since when cooking is necessary to expose these delicate fruits to heat treatment, it is better to take not quite ripe fruit, and cut them not too thinly, otherwise they will turn into puree in a frying pan. So, how to cook bananas in caramel to get the most beneficial combination of good and taste? Here are some of the most common recipes:

Very simple and quick to prepare a recipe. Butter - 100g; Sugar - 1 glass; Fat cream (20 - 25%) - 50ml; Bananas - 4 pieces.

In a large thick-walled frying pan, melt the butter, then add sugar and, stirring the mass, boil it on a small fire until light brown. Now, in a thin trickle, pour in the cream and, stirring again, cook for another minute. Bananas cut into not too thin "tongues" or oblique rings and put into a prepared mass. Warm a couple of minutes together with caramel and serve hot, sprinkled with cashew nuts.

And for a festive table, you can cook bananas in caramel in Chinese and surprise guests.

Bananas - 4 pieces; Oil melted - 50gr; Powdered sugar - 30gr; Lime - 1 piece; Orange - 1 piece; Vanilla sugar - 1 packet; Rum - 100 ml; Mint leaves for decoration.

Citrus wash and carefully remove the zest from them. Then squeeze the juice from the orange and lime and add the zest and vanilla sugar, mix and leave for a while.

Bananas are cut lengthways into two parts. Melt the large oil in a cast-iron frying pan and roll the bananas in the sugar powder and fry them for 2 minutes on each side. Then pour the rum and take the bananas on the fire until it evaporates. Now pour the citrus juice. Take another minute and spread the fruit on a beautiful flat dish, generously watered with syrup and decorated with mint.

To these desserts you can serve a ball of chocolate or fruit ice cream. It is possible to sprinkle with tracks from shavings of dark and white chocolate, or multi-colored coconut shavings, or any crushed nuts. A little effort - and the dessert "Bananas in caramel" is ready!