Banana Boats

Banana Boats

Ripe banana stuffed with your dream selection of toppings, wrapped in foil, and baked, grilled, or fire-roasted until the inside is soft and perfectly sweet.

Brooke1999Brooke1999
Prep5 min
Total5 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
AmericanDessertSnacks

Ingredients

  • 4ripe bananas, unpeeled
  • 4 tbspmini marshmallows, divided
  • 4 tbspsemisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 4 tbspgraham cracker crumbs
  • 2 largeStrawberry, finely chopped divided
  • 4 tbspToasted Walnuts, divided
  • Whipped cream and maraschino cherries, for serving
  • 0.5 cupToasted Pecans, chopped
  • 6 tbspDark Brown Sugar
  • 0.25 cupdark rum

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Cut out 4 (14" x 12") rectangles of foil.

  2. 2

    In a medium heatproof bowl, microwave pecans, brown sugar, and rum in 15-second increments, stirring between each, until bubbling and thick, about 2 minutes total.

  3. 3

    Using a paring knife, make a long slit in each banana lengthwise without cutting through the skin on the other side. Place a banana in the center of a sheet of foil. Fill banana with one-quarter of pecan sugar mixture. Crimp foil around banana to seal with seam facing up. Repeat with remaining bananas and filling. Transfer wrapped bananas to a baking sheet.

  4. 4

    Bake bananas Foster until warmed through and bananas have softened, 10 to 12 minutes.

  5. 5

    Preheat oven to 350°. Cut out 4 (14" x 12") rectangles of foil.

  6. 6

    Using a paring knife, make a long slit in each banana lengthwise without cutting through the skin on the other side. Place a banana in the center of a sheet of foil. Fill banana with 1 Tbsp. marshmallows and 1 Tbsp. chocolate chips. Crimp foil around banana to seal with seam facing up. Repeat with remaining bananas and filling. Transfer wrapped bananas to a baking sheet.

  7. 7

    Bake banana s’mores until chocolate has melted, 10 to 12 minutes.

  8. 8

    Turn on broiler. Unwrap foil and broil bananas, watching closely, until lightly browned, 30 to 60 seconds.

  9. 9

    Top bananas with graham cracker crumbs.

  10. 10

    Preheat oven to 350°. Cut out 4 (14" x 12") rectangles of foil.

  11. 11

    Using a paring knife, make a long slit in each banana lengthwise without cutting through the skin on other the side. Place a banana in the center of a sheet of foil. Fill banana with one-quarter of strawberries, 1 Tbsp. chips, and 1 Tbsp. walnuts. Crimp foil around banana to seal with seam facing up. Repeat with remaining bananas and filling. Transfer wrapped bananas to a baking sheet.

  12. 12

    Bake banana splits until warmed through and bananas have softened, 10 to 12 minutes.

  13. 13

    Unwrap and top bananas with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.