Barbecued Chocolate Stuffed Bananas Food

CHOCOLATE BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 (or a BBQ). Make a slit through the skin of the bananas along one side - making sure you don't cut all the way through to the other side. Poke in the chocolate buttons along the cut. Put each banana onto a sheet of foil and crimp the edges together to seal into a parcel. Transfer to a baking sheet and cook for 25 mins until the bananas have turned black (or pop straight into the BBQ embers for 15 mins).
• Serve with a scoop of ice cream and any melted chocolate that has escaped!

BARBECUED CHOCOLATE-STUFFED BANANAS

Steps:

• Cut each banana lengthways, through the skin, making sure you don't cut all the way through the bottom layer of skin.
• Place about 6 squares of chocolate in the cuts of each banana.
• Wrap in foil and cook over medium hot coals for 10 minutes, turning once.
• To serve- remove the foil and place the bananas on serving plates (skin and all).
• Pile on the whipped cream!

BANANA STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Create a pocket about 2/3 of the way into each slice of bread by cutting along an edge. Fill pockets with 2 or 3 banana slices each.
• In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, water, milk, vanilla extract, orange liqueur and orange zest. Dip the bread slices in the mixture, allowing slices to become saturated.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place a few slices at a time in the skillet, and cook, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.

STUFFED BANANAS

Steps:

• In bowl mix flour, half the salt and tumeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne and the sugar. Add the 3 tbsp oil. Blend with fingers until crumbly. Set aside.
• The banans should be clear yellow with no brown. Slice the stem ends from banana. DO NOT PEEL. Cut them in 3rds crosswise. Take each chunk and make a slit about halfway down the middle [not across]. Place as much chickpea mix as can fit in this. After all pieces are stuffed heat the remaining oil and add the seeds and remaining ingredients.
• When the mustard pops add the chunks one at a time. Placing on sides until bottom of pot is tightly packed. DO NOT STACK. Turn heat to very low and cover. Shake pot once or twice to spread oil all over.
• After 6 minutes turn bananas gently with fork. Do not puncture the skins. Cook for 6 more minutes.
• Eat. Skins and all.

BBQ RUM & CARAMEL BANANAS

Steps:

• Mix the butter with the sugar and treacle, then add the rum. Make a split through the inside curve of each banana skin - be careful not to cut all the way through. Spread a spoonful of the spiced butter inside each skin.
• Place the bananas, curved-side up - so the butter doesn't leak when it melts - onto individual sheets of foil large enough to wrap them completely. Crimp up the foil to make a parcel, then put onto the embers for 15 mins, turning once. The bananas should be sticky and caramelised, but check one and cook for longer if necessary. Serve with a scoop of ice cream.