Name: Banana split with coconut
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 bananas, skin on, halved lengthways; 165 gm coconut sugar, plus extra for dusting; 80 ml (1⁄3 cup) coconut cream; Coconut ice-cream, coconut flakes, chopped roasted macadamia nuts, mint leaves, finely grated lime rind and lime wedges, to serve

Banana split with coconut

A crowd-pleasing dessert that’s made in no time you say? This banana split delivers.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

16M

Ingredients

4 bananas, skin on, halved lengthways

165 gm coconut sugar, plus extra for dusting

80 ml (1⁄3 cup) coconut cream

Coconut ice-cream, coconut flakes, chopped roasted macadamia nuts, mint leaves, finely grated lime rind and lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Dust cut sides of banana heavily with sugar and place cut-side down in pan. Cook until caramelised (2-3 minutes), then transfer to a plate.

2.Add the coconut sugar to the pan with 80ml water, stir until dissolved, then cook without stirring until caramelised (2-3 minutes). Slowly add coconut cream (be careful, hot caramel will spit), bring to the boil, stirring to combine, then transfer to a bowl and place in the freezer briefly to cool.

3.Arrange bananas on serving plates, top with scoops of ice-cream, drizzle with caramel and scatter with coconut, macadamia, mint and lime rind and serve with lime wedges.

Styling by Emma Knowles