caramelized banana tart

8 Pinches
The Villages, FL
Updated on Apr 18, 2016

This is a yummy, super-simple company favorite. I found it in a Land O'Lakes recipe collection Best-Loved Recipes cookbook, c.2008 .. and have loved it ever since. Need I even mention the ice cream !!!!

prep time
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup pecan halves
  • 3 large firm bananas
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 package frozen puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet)

How To Make caramelized banana tart

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 425. (If using glass baking dish, reduce temp to 400.
  • Step 2
    Melt butter in 11x7 baking pan in oven. Sprinkle evenly with sugar. Top with pecans.
  • Step 3
    Cut bananas diagonally into slices. Place over sugar in pan, overlapping, if necessary. Drizzle with lemon juice.
  • Step 4
    Unfold thawed pastry ...stretch or roll slightly to fit pan. Place pastry over bananas. Tuck edges of pastry in around edges of filling.
  • Step 5
    Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and sauce is bubbly.
  • Step 6
    Loosen edges of pan with spatula .. and carefully invert onto serving platter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
  • Step 7
    NOTE: Make sure thawed puff pastry sheet doesnot become warm or it may not rise properly. When rolling, work from center of sheet toward edges taking care to keep consistent thickness.

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Keyword: #bananas
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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