banana dessert wraps
Bananas AND chocolate! Yum! This is another easy recipe from Pillsbury. As I work full-time, I love recipes that are semi-made and easy to put together :0
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 box pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 - firm ripe bananas (5 to 6 inch)
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 jar (12 oz) hot caramel ice cream topping, heated
- - whipped cream, if desired
- - vanilla ice cream, if desired
How To Make banana dessert wraps
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Step 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut and pecans separately on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown; set aside
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Step 2Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Remove pie crust from pouch; place flat onto work surface. With rolling pin, roll crust until 12 inches in diameter
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Step 3In small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Reserve 1 tablespoon sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining sugar mixture evenly over crust. Cut crust into 4 wedge-shaped pieces
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Step 4Place 1 banana lengthwise on each crust wedge, about 3/4 inch from curved edge (if banana is too long, trim ends to fit within crust, at least 1/4 inch from each edge). Push about 1 rounded tablespoon chocolate chips, points first, into top and sides of each banana.
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Step 5Bring curved edge and point of each crust wedge up over banana to meet; pinch seam and ends to seal, shaping crust around banana. Sprinkle tops of wrapped bananas with reserved 1 tablespoon sugar mixture; place on ungreased cookie sheet
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Step 6Sprinkle tops of wrapped bananas with reserved 1 tablespoon sugar mixture; place on ungreased cookie sheet
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Step 7Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool 5 minutes
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Step 8To serve, drizzle or spread about 2 tablespoons warm caramel topping on each individual dessert plate or melted chocolate chips. Top each with baked banana, whipped cream and additional caramel topping, if desired. Sprinkle coconut and pecans over top of each, if desired. Serve with ice cream
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