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Cinnamon Smoked Bananas with Salted Caramel
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup rice
- 4 large bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthways
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 600g butter
- 150ml cream
- Half teaspoon coarse salt
- Good quality vanilla bean ice cream
- Flaked almonds for sprinkling
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Set up smoking by adding sugar, rice and cinnamon sticks to a foil lined pot or wok.
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Place a perforated baking sheet or tray over the wok/pot and put bananas in.
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Switch on your gas hob or electric oven plate and wait until the smoking mixture starts to smoke.
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When smoke starts, smoke for at least 15-20 minutes with a lid on the bananas – this will give you a good intense cinnamon flavor.
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Make salted caramel by melting the sugar until golden brown, do not stir at all, swirl the pan around to
combine the caramel bits.
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Once the caramel is thick and golden, take it off the heat and drop the butter into the warm caramel. Stir it
gently to combine, it will bubble.
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Once the butter is incorporated, slowly stir in the cream and stir until completely incorporated. A few lumps
might form, but just stir!
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Sprinkle salt over caramel and give one last stir.
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Serve bananas with a generous scoop of ice cream and drizzle with caramel and top with flaked almonds.
