Grilled Banana with Miso Caramel (Festival Dessert)
A whole banana grilled in its skin until caramelized, served with a warm, salty miso caramel — the dessert that steals the whole show.
⏱️ Prep: 5 min🍳 Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
| 4 | ripe but firm bananas, unpeeled | |
| 3 tablespoons | 45 ml | sugar |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | heavy cream |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | white miso |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | butter |
| — | sesame seeds, to sprinkle |
Instructions
- Grill the bananas unpeeled over medium heat for 4–5 minutes per side until the skin is blackened and the fruit is soft.
- Melt the sugar in a small pan over medium heat until amber, about 4 minutes. Swirl the pan, do not stir.
- Remove from heat and carefully add the cream — it will bubble. Stir in the butter and miso until smooth.
- Slit the banana skin along the top, opening it like a canoe.
- Pour the miso caramel generously into the opening and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve in the skin as a natural bowl.