Baked Burro Bananas

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Tips

  • Burro bananas are ripe when the skin turns yellow and develops dark spots.
  • These can be eaten by themselves or added to fruit salads. They can be dried into chips, baked, boiled or when ripe are used for desserts.
  • Burro bananas are also called Orinoco, horse, and chunky bananas.

Ingredients (serves 2)

  • 2 ripe burro bananas
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom or allspice

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Peel bananas and cut into chunks.
  3. Place into a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom, then dot evenly with butter.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbles form. Serve warm.
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