Heather Snedic
Lisle, Illinois
Move over, banana splits! Here's a banana dessert that sets a new standard for luscious.
Banana Dessert Wraps
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 firm ripe bananas (5 to 6 inch)
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 jar (12 oz) hot caramel ice cream topping, heated
- Whipped cream, if desired
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut and pecans separately on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown; set aside.
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Step2Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Remove pie crust from pouch; place flat onto work surface. With rolling pin, roll crust until 12 inches in diameter.
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Step3In small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Reserve 1 tablespoon sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining sugar mixture evenly over crust. Cut crust into 4 wedge-shaped pieces.
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Step4Place 1 banana lengthwise on each crust wedge, about 3/4 inch from curved edge (if banana is too long, trim ends to fit within crust, at least 1/4 inch from each edge). Push about 1 rounded tablespoon chocolate chips, points first, into top and sides of each banana.
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Step5Bring curved edge and point of each crust wedge up over banana to meet; pinch seam and ends to seal, shaping crust around banana. Sprinkle tops of wrapped bananas with reserved 1 tablespoon sugar mixture; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
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Step6Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step7To serve, drizzle or spread about 2 tablespoons warm caramel topping on each individual dessert plate. Top each with baked banana, whipped cream and additional caramel topping, if desired. Sprinkle coconut and pecans over top of each. Serve with ice cream.
Nutrition
910
Calories
37g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
137g
Total Carbohydrate
82g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 910
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 37g
- 56%
- Saturated Fat
- 17g
- 83%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 590mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 660mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 137g
- 46%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 30%
- Sugars
- 82g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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