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Toffee Banana Recipe (Classic Chinese Dessert)
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Toffee Banana Recipe (Classic Chinese Dessert)

A vegetarian Chinese recipe with ripe bananas - peeled and cut into thick diagonal slices, /2 tablespoons sesame seeds (til seeds) - black, /2 tablespoons sesame seeds (til seeds) - white. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 6.

Curated byMei-Ling Chen🇨🇳

1h 10mTotal Time10m prep · 60m cook
6Servings
275-425Est. Cost
HardDifficulty
Directions11 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making Toffee Banana recipe, first heat oil in a wok for deep frying

    sunflower oil - as needed for deep frying
  2. 2

    To make the batter, in a mixing bowl add the flours, baking powder and oil

    tablespoons all purpose flour (maida)(3)tablespoons corn flour(3)baking powder(1/2 teaspoon)
  3. 3

    Add cold water as required to make a thick batter

    ripe bananas - peeled and cut into thick diagonal slices(4)chilled water - as neededwater(1/2 cup)
  4. 4

    Dip the banana slices in the batter, coat all over and deep fry until they just turn golden

    ripe bananas - peeled and cut into thick diagonal slices(4)sunflower oil - as needed for deep frying
  5. 5

    Take out on an absorbent paper/kitchen towel

  6. 6

    To make the Toffee:In a saucepan, heat the sugar and water

    chilled water - as needed/4 sugar(1 cup)water(1/2 cup)
  7. 7

    Cook on low heat till the sugar caramelizes

    /4 sugar(1 cup)
  8. 8

    Take it off the heat

  9. 9

    Working quickly, dip the banana fritters in the hot toffee, coat all over (use a spoon or fork) and drop them in a bowl of iced water so that the toffee hardens immediately

    chilled water - as neededwater(1/2 cup)
  10. 10

    Take them out of the water ,drain excess water and sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the toffee bananas

    ripe bananas - peeled and cut into thick diagonal slices(4)/2 tablespoons sesame seeds (til seeds) - black(1)/2 tablespoons sesame seeds (til seeds) - white(1)chilled water - as neededwater(1/2 cup)
  11. 11

    Serve Toffee Banana as it is or with ice cream for a wholesome dessert

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

550 kcal
Protein7.8g
Carbs61.7g
Fat30.9g
Fiber4.5g

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