Banane au Caramel (Caramel Bananas) is a traditional Senegalese recipe for a classic but simple to prepare dessert of fried bananas topped with an evaporated milk caramel and crushed peanuts. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Senegalese version of: Caramel Bananas (Banane au Caramel).
In a pan, mix together the sugar, 3 tbsp butter and evaporated milk. Heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar has dissolved then continue heating without stirring until the sugar has caramelized.
Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan. Peel and halve the bananas lengthways then add to the pan with the butter and fry until nicely browned on all sides.
Arrange the fried bananas on a serving dish. Drizzle over the caramel then sprinkle over the crushed peanuts.
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