Name: Char-grilled banana splits with salted peanut caramel
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 bananas, skin on, halved lengthways; For brushing: coconut oil, melted; 30 gm coconut sugar (see note); 12 large white marshmallows; To serve: coconut ice-cream; 50 gm coconut chips (see note); Salted peanut caramel; 200 gm caster sugar; 60 gm salted butter, coarsely chopped; 125 ml (½ cup) pouring cream; 75 gm roasted salted peanuts, coarsely chopped, plus extra for serving

Char-grilled banana splits with salted peanut caramel

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for char-grilled banana splits with salted peanut caramel.

Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Barbecues don’t have to end with the snags. Throw bananas on the grill for a touch of caramelised goodness to make the ultimate banana splits.

Ingredients

6 bananas, skin on, halved lengthways

For brushing: coconut oil, melted

30 gm coconut sugar (see note)

12 large white marshmallows

To serve: coconut ice-cream

50 gm coconut chips (see note)

Salted peanut caramel

200 gm caster sugar

60 gm salted butter, coarsely chopped

125 ml (½ cup) pouring cream

75 gm roasted salted peanuts, coarsely chopped, plus extra for serving

Method

Main

1.For salted peanut caramel, stir sugar and 60ml water in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to the boil and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until light caramel in colour (4-5 minutes). Add butter, whisk to combine, then add cream (be careful, mixture will spit) and 2 tsp sea salt flakes and whisk to combine. Add peanuts, stir and set aside. The sauce is best used on the day it’s made; if you’re using the sauce the next day, you may need to thin it with a little hot water.

2.Brush bananas with coconut oil and scatter with coconut sugar. Grill cut-side down until just starting to caramelise (2-3 minutes). Set aside. Thread marshmallows on skewers and toast over a flame until just charred (1 minute). Cool, then halve marshmallows crossways.

3.To serve, place 2 halves of banana on each plate, top with scoops of ice-cream, drizzle with salted caramel, and top with coconut chips, toasted marshmallows and extra peanuts.