Baked bananas in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 25 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake bananas in the oven? Prepare the products. Choose firm fruits for baking, ideally semi-ripe. These bananas have a hard, bright yellow outer skin that may have a greenish tint. Soft and overripe bananas are not suitable here: they will quickly darken during baking and will not look very appetizing. In addition, the taste of baked overripe bananas is too sweet.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the bananas, dry and peel. Be sure to wash bananas before using. The peel can contain many harmful microbes, which, when peeled, get onto the pulp.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the peeled bananas in the middle of a double sheet of foil. The foil tears quite easily, so it is better to fold it in half.

4. STEP 4

   

   Drizzle them with lemon juice (I used limoncello liqueur to add a slight alcoholic note to the bananas), mango juice and orange syrup. You can safely replace the orange syrup with lemon syrup, which is sold in large and small chain stores. The citrus components of the recipe balance the sweetness of the bananas with their sourness. And mango juice emphasizes the tropical taste of the dish.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wrap the bananas tightly in foil so that the juice does not leak out of the foil while baking. To do this, fold the foil into an envelope. All edges of the envelope should be folded on top. Place the bananas in foil on a baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 220°C. Bake them for about 15 minutes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Transfer the hot bananas to plates and pour over the juice remaining in the foil. Correctly selected bananas will either not darken at all or darken slightly. It is better to eat them immediately, while the fruits are hot. As they cool, the bananas will darken greatly, taking on a not-so-pretty appearance. You can serve the delicacy with a scoop of not-so-sweet ice cream (ideally lemon sorbet or lemon ice cream) or whipped cream. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Venus

14.12.2023

4.7

Baked bananas look very appetizing, I wanted to try them! You can make such a delicious dish from bananas by frying them in a frying pan in batter.

Natalia M

14.12.2023

4.8

I had already fried bananas in a frying pan and sliced ​​them in batter, so in principle I was already ready for the result) and still decided to try it on one banana. For the filling I used lemon syrup, lemon juice and homemade mint syrup. I baked it in the oven for 10 minutes, I was afraid to overcook it. I think the banana was a success) It softened, but I carefully transferred it to a plate using a wide spatula. The top of the banana is slightly browned. The taste is very sweet, has a specific taste inherent in bananas that have been subjected to heat treatment. Mint and lemon add a pleasant freshness and balance out the banana flavor a bit. This dessert is really for everyone) My son and daughter didn’t try it, they only like well-known, proven dishes) I liked the baked banana, even though I’m not a fan of bananas. But it was too sweet to eat it just like that, so I cut it into pieces and put it on an unleavened puff pastry. In the form of a sandwich it turned out very well, like a cake) I’m glad to try a new recipe and taste sensations for me. Thank you!