Hey yall! Welcome to the second month of #blogfilmfood! This month our month inspiration is: Karate Kid! Brenda from Meal Planning Magic was in charge of the selection this month and I have to say, its a good one! I broke out the big guns for this one – caramel banana wontons!
I had never used wonton wrappers before so I hunted some down in my grocery store. [They were around the salad/lettuce/fresh produce at my store just fyi.] Then I had to figure out how to cook them. The package says to either add them to slightly boiling water or to fry them. So of course I tried to bake them first.
Yea, totally not the way to go. There is a reason they don’t have that option on the package – it turns them into cardboard! So making these “healthy” by baking them was out. I tried the boiling water method next. Nope. Came out like soggy goo. It wasn’t pretty. [Although they were tasty! I might have eaten two soggy caramel banana wontons. No judgies.]
Finally I gave in and followed instructions and fried them. Best idea ever! Or maybe the best idea ever was to drizzle them with salted caramel sauce. All I know is that these didn’t last long at our house. I actually had to make more for pictures. My mom came over and ate the last two and then said “Dang, I hope you didn’t need to take pictures of these.” That’s ok mom, I can now say these caramel banana wontons are mom tasted and approved!
Caramel Banana Wontons
Ingredients
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 12 wonton wrappers
- oil for frying
- caramel sauce for drizzling
Instructions
Notes
I found the best way to seal the wontons is make a triangle shape using a paintbrush and water.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 723Cholesterol: 9mgSodium: 581mgCarbohydrates: 135gFiber: 11gSugar: 49gProtein: 13g
Here are what the other ladies brought to the party:
- Spring Pork Spring Rolls from Brenda at Meal Planning Magic
- Homemade Sesame Candy from Jessica at Family Fun Journal
- Flank Steak from Kathy at Penney Lane Kitchen
- Chicken Lo Mein from Kristi at Mom’s Confession
- Blueberry Cheesecake Eggrolls from Miranda at Involuntary Housewife
- Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Kirsten
And if you want even more recipes like this check out:
- Butterscotch Pecan Beer Bread
- Cinnamon Roll Cookies
- Strawberry Cake with Lemon Buttercream (This was last month’s #blogfilmfood recipe!)
- Maple Cinnamon Latte - February 21, 2024
- White Chocolate Mousse - February 16, 2024
- Slow Cooker Ground Beef Tacos - October 30, 2023
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
Ok, these look freakin’ amazing!! A perfect little treat….for me, of course…..and maybe I would share some with my kids 🙂
Kelley says
haha. Thanks Cathy! My kiddos didn’t want any of these! Go figure!
Julia says
These look delicious! I’d love for you to come link up on Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday!
Julia @ Mini Van Dreams
Kelley says
Thanks for the invite! Ill try to stop! 🙂
Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy says
These are freakin’ awesome! I’ve been wanting to use wonton wrappers but haven’t yet. I love your recipe! Pinned to our SNF group board!
Kelley says
Thanks Jen! I had been wanting to try them too. They are fun and really versatile. Hope you get to make something yummy with them soon!
Linda Warren says
These are just what I need to make with the hundreds of bananas my trees are producing in my backyard! And I love cooking with wonton and egg roll wrappers. Just tried making egg rolls for the first time last week – really easy and really good. I love your story on the baking and boiling – sounds like something I would do. lol Thanks for sharing on Totally Talented Tuesday.
Kelley says
Ohh yea.. these are perfect for extra bananas! And cheap to make too! (The wrappers were only a few bucks). Hope you enjoy them if you try em!
Michelle says
I once tried baking crab rangoon. Nope. It’s really hard for me to get wonton wrappers to crisp in the oven.
What a great dessert! Thank you for sharing.
Kelley says
Mine came out like cardboard in the oven! I had to fry these to get them to work. And now Im craving crab ragoons. lol!
Pauline Molinari says
Yum! These look absolutely delicious – thanks for sharing your recipe! Thanks for joining the Monday Funday Link Party! 🙂
Kelley says
Thanks so much Pauline!
Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says
Hi Kelley! Thanks for sharing with us at Marvelous Monday – I’ll be featuring these on my blog Sunday Night – pinned also! Such a great idea!!
Kelley says
Woohoo! Thanks so much Deb! Ill be back tomorrow to check it out!
Isla says
Did you spray the wrappers with cooking spray or butter (when baking)? Mine crisp right up!!!! These look fabulous!!
Kelley says
I didn’t spray them with anything when I tried to bake them. I put them in a muffin tin and they were hard as rocks! Should I have sprayed them!? lol
Diane Balch says
You’re killing me… I want these right now. Thanks for sharing them on foodie friday, pinned.
Kelley says
My pleasure! Thanks for the sweet comment!
Diane Balch says
Just wanted you to know that your recipe is being featured on foodie friday. I will be promoting it this week too.
http://www.simplelivingeating.com/2014/06/garlic-chicken-with-mozzarella-mint.html
Kelley says
Awesome!! Thanks so much Diana!
Nicholas Paulsen says
For the banana in the saucepan are you cooking it until it becomes a paste? Just curing if you keep the bananas as pieces are try to get a mixture / paste to put in
Kelley says
I left mine a little chunky, but if you prefer smooth that works too!