Bananas With Mango Passion Fruit Caramel Food

FRUIT CARAMEL

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until it all melts into a light gold syrup, 5 to 6 minutes. Continue to cook to a golden brown color, about 1 minute more. Carefully add the fruit all at once and reduce the heat to medium-low. The hot syrup may bubble and become foamy.
• Continue to cook, stirring constantly until any hard clumps of caramel dissolve and the fruit pieces soften and break down, about 4 minutes. Stir in the salt and heavy cream until there are no white streaks then remove from heat. Transfer to a bowl and use immediately, or cool and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
• Serve warm as a topping for ice cream, pies or tarts, or use as a caramel filling for layered cake or trifles. If cold, reheat gently in a small saucepan over low heat.

MANGO, PASSION FRUIT AND BANANA PUNCH

Steps:

• Peel ripe mangoes and remove flesh from flat, oval seeds with a sharp knife.
• Cut flesh into cubes and transfer to a blender.
• Add passion-fruit purée or nectar, bananas and rum to blender and blend to a chunky purée, about 30 seconds.
• Pour into four 12-oz. glasses.
• Garnish each with an orange slice or lime slice or kiwifruit or sugar cane, if you like.