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.
