Recipes
Phyllo Wrapped Bananas
From the Foolish Chicken Restaurant
DATE: Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp cherries, dried, fresh or frozen
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 sheets phyllo pastry
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 oz semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
- 4 small bananas
- 3 tbsp rum
Chocolate Sauce
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
Preparation
Phyllo Wrapped Bananas:
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- If using dried cherries, soak in hot water for 5 minutes to soften and drain.
- Add rum to cherries and let soak for 30 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth and stir in sugar and vanilla extract.
- Working with one sheet of phyllo pastry at a time (keep remaining phyllo completely covered under a damp towel), brush one half with butter.
- Then, fold remaining half on top and brush with butter.
- Repeat process with another sheet of phyllo.
- Spread 2 Tbsp cream cheese in the centre of the pastry.
- Place 1½ Tbsp chopped chocolate and a sprinkle dried cherries over cream cheese.
- Peel banana, cut in half, then slice in half again lengthwise.
- Place pieces next to each other on top of filling and drizzle with rum that the cherries are soaking in.
- Fold end edges of pastry in over banana.
- Roll up banana to create a square package and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining bananas.
- Baste parcels with butter and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown.
To serve, slice diagonally across and plate with a scoop of ice cream.
Drizzle with Chocolate Sauce (directions follow) and enjoy!
Chocolate Sauce:
- Bring water and sugar to a boil for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Sift cocoa powder and whisk in with instant coffee and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, add cream and whisk until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
- Chill until ready to serve and reheat in microwave before serving.
Yield: Approximately 1 cup.
