Caramelized Bananas Crêpes with Mexican Chocolate Sauce

Serves 4
Time 1 hr 20 min
Caramelized Bananas Crêpes with Mexican Chocolate Sauce

This slightly spicy chocolate sauce is easy to make and a great partner for bananas.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    Chocolate Sauce
    3/4 cupheavy cream
    1 tablespoonhoney
    1cinnamon stick
    1dried red chile pepper
    1/4 teaspoonvanilla extract
    cayenne pepper
    3 ouncesbittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
    Caramelized Bananas
    4 tablespoonsunsalted butter
    4 tablespoonslight brown sugar
    4ripe bananas, sliced in 1/2-inch-thick rounds
    4 large(12 inches in diameter) prepared crêpes
    Ground cinnamon, for garnish

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Method

Place heavy cream in a small saucepan and whisk in honey.


Add cinnamon stick and chile pepper.


Bring cream to a boil.


Remove from heat and set aside to infuse for 1 hour.


Remove cinnamon stick and chile pepper before adding vanilla extract and cayenne pepper.


Pace chocolate in a medium heat-safe bowl.


Return infused cream to a boil over medium heat, then pour over chocolate.


Let rest for 30 seconds, then stir gently until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth (heat gently over a hot water bath if needed to melt any remaining chocolate).


Keep sauce warm while you prepare banana filling.


Melt butter and brown sugar in a large wide skillet over medium heat.


Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.


Add sliced bananas and stir to coat with butter-sugar mixture.


Immediately remove from heat.


Distribute banana mixture evenly among crêpes.


Fold or roll crêpes around banana filling and drizzle with chocolate sauce.


Sprinkle with ground cinnamon if desired and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 crêpe

Calories

580

Total Fat

39g

Saturated Fat

22g

Cholesterol

95mg

Sodium

75mg

Total Carbohydrate

68g

Dietary Fiber

5g

Total Sugars

48g

Protein

5g

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