Maple-Pecan Grilled Bananas
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Total time: 22 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Bananas grill right in their skins and become deliciously caramelized with a coating of maple syrup. A sprinkle of toasted pecans makes them even more special.
Ingredients
Banana
2 large, ripe but firm
Chopped pecans (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
2 tbsp(s), (30 ml)
Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp(s), (1 ml)
Maple syrup
2 tsp(s), (10 ml) divided
Olive oil cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Instructions
1
Trim stem ends of bananas; halve lengthwise through peels (leave peels on) and set aside.
2
Put pecans in a small nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until pecans smell toasted, 4 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
3
Off heat, coat an outdoor grill or stove-top grill pan with cooking spray; heat to medium.
4
Sprinkle cut sides of bananas with cinnamon; lightly brush with 5 ml (1 tsp) maple syrup. Cook, cut sides-down, until grill marks appear, 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook until bananas start to pull away from peel and soften, 3-5 minutes.
5
Remove bananas from grill; place on a serving platter. Brush cut sides of bananas with remaining 5 ml (1 tsp) maple syrup; sprinkle with pecans (dust with additional cinnamon, if desired).
6
Serving size: 1 banana half with 7 ml (1/2 Tbsp) pecans.
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