Name: Baked bananas recipe
Yield: Serves: 6
Ingredients: 6 ripe bananas; About 4-6 level tbsp clear honey, preferably in a squeezy bottle; 150g bar chocolate; Aerosol cream; 1-2 tbsp chopped, roasted hazelnuts

By Jessica Dady

published 18 November 2007

Fancy a treat for pudding? The whole family will love these warm bananas topped with chocolate, cream and nuts

Ingredients

6 ripe bananas
About 4-6 level tbsp clear honey, preferably in a squeezy bottle
150g bar chocolate
Aerosol cream
1-2 tbsp chopped, roasted hazelnuts

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Method

Set the oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C.
Place the unpeeled bananas directly on the oven shelf and bake them for 15-20 minutes or until they have blackened all over. Carefully remove the bananas from the oven - they'll be extremely hot.
Using a sharp knife, make a slit in the bananas, and then mash down the flesh in the centre slightly with a fork.
Squeeze, or spoon, some honey inside the slit.
Break the chocolate into pieces and place some inside each banana skin. Place a banana on each plate and pipe a swirl of aerosol cream on the side. Sprinkle chopped nuts over the banana and cream. Serve immediately.

Top Tip for making Baked bananas

Use your favourite type of chocolate in this recipe - for adults, you might want to try a rich, dark chocolate; children usually prefer sweeter, milk chocolate. Also, try using a nutty chocolate or one containing fruit and nuts, to add more texture to the banana mash.

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.