AkwaduBaked Bananas with Coconut

Name: Akwadu (Baked Bananas with Coconut)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Equatorial Guinea
Ingredients: 6 pcs Banana (peeled); 30 g Unsalted Butter; 200 ml Orange Juice; 30 ml Lemon Juice; 60 g Brown Sugar; 80 g Desiccated Coconut; 3 g Cinnamon Powder

Ripe bananas are baked in butter, citrus juice, and brown sugar until soft and lightly caramelized, then finished with coconut. The result is a simple dessert with bright fruit flavor and a glossy syrup.

Prep

10m

Cook

25m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

427kcal

Calories

Protein

20g

Fat

66g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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6pcs
Banana (peeled)
30g
Unsalted Butter
200ml
Orange Juice
30ml
Lemon Juice
60g
Brown Sugar
80g
Desiccated Coconut
3g
Cinnamon Powder

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Method

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8 steps

01
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
02
Place the unsalted butter in a baking dish and heat it in the oven just until melted.
03
Add the bananas and turn them gently so they are coated in the butter.
04
Pour in the orange juice and lemon juice.
05
Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon powder over the top.
06
Bake at 190°C (375°F) until the bananas are tender and the juices have turned into a light syrup.
07
Scatter the desiccated coconut over the hot bananas before serving.
08
Serve warm.

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