FOOD

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fried Banana

This 'nana is sexy and it knows it.

FOOD

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fried Banana

This 'nana is sexy and it knows it.

Ingredients

Ganache

  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup heavy cream, almost boiling
  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter, softened
  • 4 mini bananas or 2 large bananas cut in half, almost ripe (the straighter the better)
  • Straws, for hollowing out banana

Batter

  • 1 cups flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Oil for frying
  • Powdered sugar, for garnish
  • Maple syrup, for serving
  • Skewers

Steps

Ganache

  1. In a medium bowl, pour hot heavy cream over peanut butter and chocolate chips and stir until combined and chocolate has melted.
  2. Pour ganache into a piping bag.
  3. Peel the banana and cut off a small part of each end.
  4. Take a straw and carefully poke a hole in one end of the banana. Push the straw all the way through until it comes out the other end. Do this a few times until the inside hole is large enough to fill.
  5. Pipe ganache into banana until it comes out the other end.
  6. Stick a skewer into banana and place on a lightly greased parchment lined baking sheet.
  7. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.

Batter

  1. In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, preheat a few inches of oil to 375.
  2. In a medium bowl, add all batter ingredients and stir until smooth.
  3. Take a banana and dip into batter to coat.
  4. Carefully pace battered bananas in oil and fry for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.
  5. Drain on a paper towel lined plate.
  6. Dust with powdered sugar and a drizzle of maple syrup. Enjoy!