Caramelized Banana Brownie Dessert Food

CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• chocolate-Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet. Add 2 sliced bananas and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Cook until golden and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the bananas with cinnamon and spoon over rum raisin ice cream.
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EASY CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• Slice bananas into thick coins or lengthwise strips, depending on your preference.
• Pour sugar onto a plate. Roll bananas in sugar, until completely coated.
• Spray a medium size nonstick pan, and heat over medium high heat. Add bananas and sugar.
• Cook bananas until light to golden brown underneath, about 4-5 minutes (you can lift with a spatula or fork to peek). Be careful not to overcook or burn them (if you smell them browning, or see color in the pan, flip them right away). Keep in mind these times will vary, depending on your stove.
• Gently flip bananas over to brown other side, turning heat down to medium. The second side will brown in about one minute.
• Transfer to a plate that has been coated with cooking spray (otherwise they may stick - they are ooey gooey and sticky!) and serve. Alternately, slide them right onto your ice cream or breakfast food.
• Soak pan in hot water to facilitate cleaning.

BANANA CREAM BROWNIE DESSERT

Steps:

• Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for fudgelike brownies. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup peanuts. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 28-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Slice bananas; arrange in a single layer over brownies. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup chips and 1/4 cup peanuts. , In a large bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes on low speed for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over the top. Sprinkle with remaining chips and peanuts. Refrigerate until serving.

BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over very low heat, stirring occasionally. When chocolate is just about melted, remove from heat, and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. Meanwhile, grease an 8-inch-square baking pan. If you like, also line it with waxed or parchment paper and grease that.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl, and stir in sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add flour (and salt and vanilla if you are using them), and stir to incorporate. Stop stirring when no traces of flour remain.
• Pour into pan, and bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until set and barely firm in the middle. Cool on a rack before cutting.

SALTED CARAMEL-CHOCOLATE BANANA SKILLET BROWNIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom of 8-inch cast-iron skillet with shortening. Make brownie batter as directed on box for cakelike brownies. Spread in skillet.
• Bake 38 to 41 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes.
• In medium microwavable bowl, mix caramel topping and bananas. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until bananas are softened and warmed. Pour on top of brownie. Cut into wedges; sprinkle with sea salt.

CARAMEL BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Crush your graham crackers into a fine crumb. (It should make about 1½ cups).
• Mix together the sugar with the graham cracker crumb in a medium sized bowl.
• Pour the melted butter over the top of the crumb and mix it all together until you have a nice sandy mixture.
• Pour the crust mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch pie crust pan and press down evenly on the bottom and up the edges of the pan.
• Cut the bananas into slices and lay them over your graham cracker crust.
• Combine the caramels and heavy cream in a small sauce pan. Heat over medium until the caramels are melted and smooth, stirring the whole time.
• Pour the caramel over the banana slices. (You can save about 1/4 cup of the caramel to reheat later and pour over the pie)
• Add the pudding mixes into a large bowl and add the milk and stir it together for a couple of minutes, until combined.
• Add 1 cup of the cool whip to the pudding mixture and fold it into the pudding.
• Pour the pudding mixture over caramel and smooth it across the top top. Place it in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
• Top with remaining cool whip and additional bananas before serving.
• Drizzle with remaining caramel sauce (reheated) if desired.

CARAMELIZED BANANA BROWNIE DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick saute pan over medium to low heat. Add the butter and brown sugar to melt. Place the banana halves in the pan and saute until the bananas caramelize, approximately 1 minute. Turn the bananas over and caramelize on other side. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Put the sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla extract in a metal bowl and whisk until firm peaks form.
• To serve, grate the dark chocolate on a plate. Sift the icing sugar over the prepared brownies and plate. Place the caramelized bananas on the plate and dollop the whipping cream mixture on the brownie.