Banana Boats
Wednesday, May 27, 2009As featured in Bay Area Bites, May 27, 2009.
Banana Boats
Ahhh, do you smell that? Green grass, fresh air, smoky charcoal puffing gently into the air. The season of BBQs is officially upon us.
At your next open grill fest, whip up these Banana Boats and polish off your barbecue on a sweet note.
This no-fuss dessert is pure genius, and is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. I owe this party trick recipe to Bartender Bill from Orson, who taught me how to make this ooey gooey and absurdly easy treat. Amazing what a gal can learn at the bar.
Banana Boats
Whip up these Banana Boats at your next barbecue or camping trip for an ooey gooey and absurdly easy treat.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
Bananas (As many as you need. Estimate 1 per person. Once they taste it, no one will want to share.)
Chocolate chips, butterscotch, peanut butter chips, mini marshmallows, sweetened coconut (Or whatever other toppings you fancy.)
Foil
Preparation
- Choose your bananas. I personally like mine ripened until perfectly spotted. I think they are sweeter this way.
- Slit the bananas lengthwise.
- Stuff them with any combination of toppings you desire. I am a big fan of dark chocolate and butterscotch.
- Wrap the \'nanas in foil and place on the grill. Grill with the cover on until toppings get melty and delicious.
- Eat with a spoon. (Insanely good over ice cream).
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You should show a picture of what it looks like after it is grilled to prefection.
Thanks
Do you keep the peel on and still wrap with foil?
keep the peel on and wrap the whole thing in foil.
My foil fills up with water, is this correct?
No…there shouldn’t be any collection of water.
I don’t know why that’s happening. Are you letting the banana boats sit too long after they’ve been grilled so that condensation builds up? Still…that would be a lot of condensation.
we made these for my ece kiddos this year, but we microwaved them…they were still pretty tasty and the kids loved them, just microwave them until the chocolate starts to melt
Great idea, sherry
I may have to do that for myself!
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For ages I have been doing the bananas in the grill!
after finishing cooking the meat/veggies/etc… I place the bananas, no wrapping, on the grill (if you use charcoal… it will be a little less hot at that time, if you use gas, lower the temperature!)… At about 8/10 minutes… I turn the bananas over (the skin that was touching the grill will be black, but not burn,) and in another 8 to 10 minutes I either move the charcoal not to be bellow the bananas, or if it is a gas grill I left one burner on in minimum (not the one bellow the bananas), or in a small grill I turn it off and keep the lid closed.
Once everyone is ready for desert… I cut the ends of the bananas (use a very sharp knife), split the skin and open it (leaving the skin on the bottom, and “opening” the top,) cut across in 1 inch “rolls”, and top it with condensed sweet milk.
It takes not time at all to “prepare”, and I still have to find somebody that did not go “bananas” for it
This said, I love your idea… I will try it soon
MarcosÂ
Marcos,
I love the idea of topping it with sweetened condensed milk!
Great low-key and satisfying dessert
Thanks for sharing!
-s-
I microwaved them for 1 min because it was too hot outside and they were perfect!
problem solvin! i like it
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Thanks for a great recipe! Here in the Philippines, where bananas literally grow on trees, we can always use another great tasting recipe for bananas!Â
Thanks! Enjoy!!
After wrapping in foil, I use wadded up foil between each banana to keep it upright. Could also use one of those taco frames to prop them up. Â Try them with Neopolitan ice cream for that banana split taste!
Great MacGyver-ing
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