Banana Spring Rolls – Some of you know that I like to go to restaurants and eat. Ok, maybe not a surprise, but what I do like to do at these restaurants is recreate at home, the dish that I had at the restaurant.
Recently I was in St Petersburg, FL to visit my son Luke. We went to several outstanding restaurants, one of which was a Vietnamese place called “Alesia”
Banana Spring Rolls
As I was reading the menu, a dessert item caught my eye, something called “Banana Spring Rolls” & the description was “Warm banana slices wrapped in a crispy shell, drizzled with honey & sesame seeds, served with French vanilla bean ice cream”.
I wasn’t sure what I wanted for dinner, but I knew right away what I was having for dessert. I asked the chef how the Banana Spring Rolls were made and he gave me the recipe. Not complicated at all.
The one substitution I made for these Banana Spring Rolls was to exchange regular honey with Aloha Honey’s Cacao honey. And we will be using Cincinnati’s own Graeters’s Ice cream, the finest Ice cream in the world, In my opinion.
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The Alesia Restaurant
Thanks to The Alesia Restaurant, (7204 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL – 727-345-9701), for explaining how they make this wonderful dessert. You can find them on the Internet at http://www.alesiarestaurant.com/. Please visit them if you are in the Tampa/St Petersburg area.
Banana Spring Rolls Shout-Out
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Equipment
- 1 pastry brush
- 1 pan for frying
- paper towels to absorb the oil from the spring rolls
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- wonton wrappers, square
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
- water or egg for sealing the wrappers
- 2 tbsp honey any variety
- sesame seeds for garnish
- Vanilla Ice Cream served with the Banana Spring Rolls
Instructions
- Slice ripe bananas, about 1/4 inch thick
- Heat oil in large pan, to medium. (If heat is too high, they will burn)
Assemble Spring Rolls
- Place one slice of banana on each spring roll, in the bottom corner of the wonton wrapper
- Using a pastry brush, moisten the edges of the wrappers with either egg wash or water.
- Fold wrappers over the banana and seal with your fingers
- Place spring rolls in the hot oil, turning every 30 seconds or so to avoid burning.
- Once the spring rolls are lightly browned and slightly crispy, remove from oil and place on a paper towel.
Assemble the dish
- Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream in a small bowl
- Place 3-4 Banana Spring Rolls on a plate
- Drizzle with your choice of honey and top with sesame seeds
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Thanks to Alesia Restaurant in St Petersburg, Fl for this recipe.
Charlie, it looks like you are having a fabulous time and eating some great foods in Florida.
This looks really good. It’s a creative and unique way to serve up “spring rolls” Nice.
This is y first time to your website. I will be back!
Velva-Evening with a sandwich
These are kind of different from the spring rolls I normally see. These are savoury ones. I love them!