Baked Banana Dessert
6 servings
60 minutes
Baked banana dessert is a simple yet exquisite dish from American cuisine. Its roots lie in home baking traditions where fruits are roasted or baked to enhance their natural sweetness. Baked bananas soaked in lemon juice and covered with fragrant zest acquire a light caramel note, and the combination with vanilla ice cream and crunchy cookies makes it incredibly rich. This dessert is perfect for a cozy evening or festive dinner, offering a harmony of warm and cold textures. The added chocolate completes the composition, creating a magical blend of flavors while the lemon juice refreshes and balances the sweetness. Easy to prepare yet surprisingly delicious — this dessert will become a favorite treat for the whole family.
1
Preheat the oven to 220°C.
2
Generously grease the baking dish with butter. Peel the bananas and cut each one lengthwise. Arrange the bananas in a single layer in the dish.
- Butter: 240 g
- Bananas: 5 piece
3
Grate the lemon zest with a fine grater and sprinkle it over the bananas. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out all the juice onto the bananas. Sprinkle the bananas with sugar (sweet lovers can increase the amount of sugar).
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Sugar: 3 glasss
4
Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
5
Place a couple of banana slices on a plate, add ice cream on top, and crumble some cookies. Drizzle with the lemon juice left in the mold and sprinkle with grated chocolate.
- Bananas: 5 piece
- Ice cream: 400 g
- Cookie: 100 g
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Chocolate: 25 g