Banana Wontons with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Dessert wonton recipes are becoming more and more popular. This banana wontons recipe features crunchy deep-fried wontons with a banana, orange and cinnamon filling. You can serve them alone if you like but they are even more tempting served with a hot chocolate sauce. Save time by buying a chocolate sauce or impress your dinner guests by making your own.
Dessert wonton recipes are becoming more and more popular. This banana wontons recipe features crunchy deep-fried wontons with a banana, orange and cinnamon filling. You can serve them alone if you like but they are even more tempting served with a hot chocolate sauce. Save time by buying a chocolate sauce or impress your dinner guests by making your own.
If you want to experiment with fruit wontons then you might like to try mango, apple, pineapple, peach, or any combination of fruits. Raspberries or strawberries would also be good but make sure you remove any skin, seeds and other bits before making the wonton filling. Nobody wants to bite down on a cherry stone or apple seed. These dessert wontons might not be available in your local Chinese restaurant but if you fancy experimenting with sweet wonton fillings you are sure to find the results of this recipe a pleasant surprise, because they really are tasty.
Brilliant Banana Wonton Recipe
Ingredients -
2 medium-sized ripe bananas, peeled and finely chopped
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons brown sugar
18 wonton wrappers
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅔ cup (150g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ cups (300ml) water
1 ⅔ cups (400g) white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powered sugar and fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Cooking oil, for deep-frying
Preparation:
Heat about 2 inches (5cm) of oil in a pot to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
Stir the bananas, orange zest, cinnamon and brown sugar together to make the filling. Spoon a teaspoon of the banana mixture into each wonton wrapper just under the center, then fold the bottom part over the filling and tuck it under the filling. Roll it a couple of times, then wet the right hand corner of the wonton wrapper with water and bring the corners towards you. Overlap the corners and press them down firmly to seal.
Fry a few wontons at a time in the oil for a minute or 2, or until they are golden brown, turning them once. Take them out of the hot oil and drain on paper towels. You can keep the cooked ones warm in a 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven while you cook the rest.
To make the chocolate sauce, stir the cocoa, water and sugar together in a pan over a moderate heat. Bring the sauce to a boil and let it boil for 1 minute, then take it off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Serve the wontons with the powdered sugar sprinkled over them and serve the hot chocolate dipping sauce on the side. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.
Banana Wontons
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These wonderful banana wontons make such a lovely dessert, especially when served hot, sprinkled with powdered sugar. Some chocolate sauce on the side is the perfect accompaniment, although you could go for a strawberry or raspberry sauce if you prefer. If you are looking for a sweet recipe for your wonton recipes or wondering what to do with some aging bananas, this banana wonton recipe is sure to delight your dinner guests. Wonton wrappers are so versatile; they can even be filled with juicy fruit and served with a sweet dipping sauce.
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Healthy Desserts with Banana
Also fried banana wontons are not the most diet-friendly dessert, they are great for an occasional treat. If you want something a bit healthier, then you could adapt this recipe or make another one. Try baking the banana wontons instead of deep-frying them. You will need to spritz a little spray oil on them to get them crispy but baked wontons are also very good. You can serve a sugar-free chocolate sauce or fruit sauce with them.
Grilled Banana Recipe
Something else you can make is grilled bananas. Simply peel a banana and wrap it in foil after adding some cinnamon, sugar or sweetener, and perhaps a tot of brandy or sherry too. Tightly seal the foil and pop the banana on the grill for ten minutes. Serve it as it is or with some cream or ice cream. Grilled bananas are lovely.
Fruit Salad Recipe
Another idea is the humble fruit salad but, if you have your heart set on a Chinese-themed meal, then forgo the apple, pears and grapes for more exotic fruits such as lychees, pineapple and mango. Banana slices are also nice in such a dessert but squeeze lemon or lime juice over them so they don't go brown. A fruit salad is a great dessert if you are full after a heavy meal but you still want something sweet to finish the dinner with.
There are fruit salad recipes for every palate, whether you want to make something very sweet (adding honey, sugar or a sweetener works for this) or something more natural, allowing the fruit sugars to make up the sweetness. You can add marshmallows for a fun touch, or to make it more appealing to kids, or add a splash of liqueur for the grownups, maybe wine or Champagne, or something like brandy, sweet sherry or orange liqueur. All these are optional of course and a fruit salad made with fruit and nothing else is also very enjoyable.