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Roasted bananas in chocolate
Barbecued banana pieces on sticks, dipped in dark chocolate and nuts
Whole bananas roasted on the barbecue until soft and sweet, cut into quarters, put on skewers, half-dipped in melted dark chocolate and rolled in chopped almonds, pistachios and cashews. It's a quick barbecue dessert that children love to help make. Serve them straight away while the chocolate is still soft.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Roast the whole 4 medium bananas in their skins on the barbecue for 2–3 minutes, turning once. Let them cool.
3 minStep 2: Peel the bananas and halve them both ways, to make 4 pieces from each.
Step 3: Push a bamboo skewer into each piece and dip half of it into the melted 10 ½ oz dark chocolate.
Step 4: Dip the chocolate end straight into 2 ⅛ oz mixed nuts (almonds, pistachios and cashews) so they stick. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 27 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does roasted bananas in chocolate take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of medium bananas?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
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