Recipe and source notes

Banana Halva

3 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped, unsalted, peeled pistachios
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup lightly-whipped heavy cream

Make it step by step

  1. Peel the bananas and mash them. Pour the oil in a nonstick frying pan and set over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, put in the mashed bananas. Stir and fry for 5 to 6 minutes. Turn the heat to medium and stir and fry for another 10 minutes or until the bananas have browned and turned to a kind of soft toffee. Turn the heat to low. Add the sugar. Stir for anothe
  2. Cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap until serving time. Serve with whipped cream.

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Adapted from Foodista by Helen Pitlick, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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