Pan fried banana

As I mentioned in some other posts too, I am not a big fan of cooked fruits. I prefer to eat them raw and fresh. However, there is one exception to that - banana.

I love cooked bananas more than eating them raw. One reason could be that it's not a juicy fruit so doesn't lose its freshness on getting cooked. The other reason is that it tastes sweeter when cooked.

That's the reason most of the recipes where I have cooked fruits are banana desserts.

Today I am sharing a very simple pan-fried banana that needs only 4 basic ingredients and gets ready in under 15 minutes.

And, it's so easy to make that even kids can make it.

Ingredients required to make pan-fried bananas

To make pan-fried bananas, you need the following ingredients:

Ingredient notes

• Sugar: You may also use honey, maple syrup, agave syrup, coconut sugar, palm sugar, or powdered jaggery.
• Butter: Vegans may use coconut oil or any plant-based butter.
• Bananas: Don't use overripe bananas in this recipe as they will be too mushy for this recipe.

How to make (step-by-step instructions)?

Step 1: Peel and slice bananas into ½ inch slices.

Step 2: Melt butter in a pan.

Step 3: Add sugar.

Step 4: Stir for a few seconds until the sugar starts melting.

Step 5: Add ground cinnamon.

Step 6: Saute for a few more seconds.

Step 7: Spread banana slices on top of cinnamon butter. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until the bottom side of the banana slices starts turning brown.

Step 8: Flip the banana slices and cook the other side too they start turning brown.

Your quick and easy pan-fried bananas are ready to be enjoyed.

Serving suggestions

You can enjoy these fried bananas as a quick snack or just serve them with other desserts and breakfast dishes to make them tastier.

Some of my favorite ways of enjoying pan-fried bananas are with:

• Banana chia seeds pudding
• Ice cream
• Plain yogurt
• Whipped cream
• Pancakes
• French toast
• Oatmeal

Recipe tips and tricks

• Use ripe but firm bananas to make this dish. If you use an overripe banana, it will turn mushy.
• Vegans may replace butter with coconut oil, vegan butter, or a neutral-flavored oil.
• Instead of white sugar, coconut sugar, brown sugar, or honey can be used too.
• Nutmeg powder or vanilla extract can also be added to flavor this banana dessert.
• Fry the bananas on a low flame otherwise the butter will get burned and the caramel will turn very hard too.
• Flip the banana slices after 3-4 minutes only and handle gently.

More easy banana dessert recipes

If you love banana desserts too then don't miss trying the following recipes from my blog:

1. Chocolate banana spring rolls
2. Double chocolate banana bread
3. Vegan banana muffins
4. Vegan banana bread energy balls
5. Banana chia seeds pudding