Easy Air Fried Banana

An easy, breezy, fun way to caramelize bananas in just 5 minutes and give them a nutty crunch; you will melt when you try this Air Fried Banana!

So simple and fast, these will become your new go-to dessert when the bananas are ripe on the counter or out of dessert and need a last-minute sweet bite. No need to even peel them; their skin will protect them while cooking in the Air fryer. The butter and brown sugar will caramelize the top, and a few peanuts on top to bring in some fun crunch! The kids will ask for more, so it better have plenty of bananas to make multiple batches of this Air fried banana recipe.

Bananas Foster (aka Banane flambée)

This dessert is inspired by the famous Bananas Foster or Banane flambée but way easier and safer and without alcohol. Paul Blangé created this dessert in 1951 in New Orleans, USA. Then it spread fast all over the Caribbean islands, where it’s a popular dish still nowadays. The dish consists of putting fire to bananas topped with butter, sugar and cinnamon with the help of a rum. This flame caramelizes the banana to perfection and tenderizes it in 15 seconds. A show dessert, easy and fun to reproduce in your Air fryer from now on. If you want to check the authentic recipe, check it out here.

Variations

Before cooking, the sugar of your choice; could be white, cane or brown sugar. Add some extra cinnamon, chocolate chips or coconut sugar to the bananas if you desire. Also, in the end, the peanuts could be replaced by almonds or shredded coconut. The world is wide open on the variations here. The critical bit is the caramelization of butter and sugar; the rest you choose. Maybe your kids fancy some sprinkles on their bananas.

Serve with

I haven’t served mine with anything but a lovely vanilla ice cream would suit this recipe perfectly. Also, a little cloud of whipped cream would make a fine decoration with these. Little bits of Oreo cookies or any chocolate bar would be fun too. Let your imagination free on this one!

Other Banana Recipes

• VEGAN BANANA OATMEAL COOKIES
• BLUEBERRY & BANANA BREAD WITH YOGURT
• BANANES FLAMBEES IN RUM

Easy Air Fried Banana

An easy breezy fun way to caramelize bananas and give them a nutty crunch, made in the Air fryer you will melt when you try this Air Fried Banana!

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Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Keyword: air fryer, banana, brown sugar, butternut squash, easy, kid-friendly, peanuts

Servings: 2 people

Calories: 520kcal

Author: Marie Breton

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp crushed peanuts
• salt

Instructions

• Cut into two each banana with the peel still on.
• Add a bit of hard butter over them, then the brown sugar with some salt.
• Cook in the Air fryer at 200C°(400F°) for 5 minutes.
• Top them with crushed peanuts.

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Nutrition

Calories: 520kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 1032mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 506IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition Facts

Easy Air Fried Banana

Amount per Serving

Calories

520

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

22

g

34

%

Saturated Fat

 

9

g

56

%

Trans Fat

 

0.5

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

4

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

8

g

Cholesterol

 

31

mg

10

%

Sodium

 

15

mg

1

%

Potassium

 

1032

mg

29

%

Carbohydrates

 

81

g

27

%

Fiber

 

8

g

33

%

Sugar

 

52

g

58

%

Protein

 

8

g

16

%

Vitamin A

 

506

IU

10

%

Vitamin C

 

21

mg

25

%

Calcium

 

57

mg

6

%

Iron

 

2

mg

11

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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