Caramelized Sweet Ripe Bananas
: Colombia & Venezuela
Desserts
Authentic Classics
Quick And Simple
 60 mins
undefined: Beginner
- 3 Mama Lycha ripe bananas
- 4 Tablespoons Mama Lycha butter
- 8 Ounces of panela (brown sugar)
- 1 Cup semi-sweet wine or grape juice
- 3 Sweet pepper seeds
- 4 Cloves
- 2-3 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 Tablespoon Tabasco chipotle sauce
- In a frying pan, melt the butter and add the bananas. Fry them on each side until golden brown. 
- Separately in a small saucepan, combine the panela (brown sugar) with the wine, sweet pepper seeds, cloves, and cinnamon. Cook over low heat until the panela is completely dissolved and add a tablespoon of chipotle sauce. Let it simmer for a moment and taste the mixture and adjust the amount of spices as needed. 
- Remove the spices, i.e. cloves, seeds, and cinnamon from the syrup 
- Pour the syrup into the pan with the bananas and cook over medium-low heat for about 30 minutes or until caramelized. 
Serve this dessert with fresh cream, cheese, or ice cream for a delicious contrast of flavors and textures.


