You can fry bananas on a stove with butter or without any fat. Frying bananas helps reveal their sweetness, boosted with ground cinnamon for a simple and inexpensive dessert.

Can you cook bananas in a pan?

You can cook bananas in a pan with butter and without. The key to cooking bananas on a skillet is to use firm bananas that hold their shape.

Can regular bananas be cooked?

You can cook regular bananas on a stove or roast them in the oven. Both ways make a simple and delicious dessert.

Is it good to fry bananas?

Frying bananas reveals their sweetness and doesn't affect their nutrients. For a healthy version, you can fry bananas without added fat by sprinkling fruit with coconut sugar or make them sugar-free by frying them in coconut oil.

What do fried bananas taste like?

Fried bananas taste pronounced caramel with cinnamon flavor if added and buttery if fried in butter.

4-Ingredient Pan Fried Bananas Dessert

Name: 4-Ingredient Pan Fried Bananas
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 firm yellow bananas; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 pinch of ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons honey; ice cream; black sesame seeds

4-Ingredient Pan Fried Bananas

Pan fried bananas topped with ice cream and black sesame seeds.

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Pan-fried bananas dessert is easy and quick, made with four simple ingredients, with a healthy option in mind, within 5 minutes. Serve it with a scoop of ice cream with an indulgence.

Author: Irina Totterman
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 1x
Category: No-Bake Desserts
Method: Cooking
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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For fried bananas:

2 firm yellow bananas
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 pinch of ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons honey

For serving (optional)

ice cream
black sesame seeds

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Instructions

Wash and slice bananas in half lengthwise, keeping the skin on. Heat a frying pan (a nonstick skillet is preferable) over medium-high heat.
Pour sugar with ground cinnamon on a plate and mix. Place the banana halves with the cut side down and let cinnamon sugar coat the flesh well.
When the skillet is hot, place bananas with the flesh side on a fat-free pan and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown over medium heat. Pour in honey and let the bananas caramelize for 30-60 seconds, shaking the pan.

Expert tip: Don't let your bananas burn. Get ready to remove them from the skillet.
Serve honey bananas immediately. Arrange them on a serving plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds if desired.

Notes

If you double or triple the recipe, lemon the sliced bananas to prevent them from blackening.
If desired, peel bananas and cut them into strips lengthwise (skin off). Fry them until golden brown over low-medium heat for 2-3 minutes per side.
It is essential to preheat the pan well before introducing the banana slices.
Watch out for banana caramelization once the honey is added. They burn quickly.
Soak the pan in hot water right after cooking; a dash of dish soap helps.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2
Calories: 167
Sugar: 33 g
Sodium: 1 mg
Fat: 0.3 g
Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
Carbohydrates: 43.8 g
Fiber: 2.7 g
Protein: 1.1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

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