Coconut Banana Fritters
12 min·Australian
Coconut Banana Fritters
Ingredients
Fritters
- 300g (2 cups) self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 500ml (2 cups) soda water
- 85g (1 cup) desiccated coconut
- Plain flour, to coat
- 750ml (3 cups) peanut oil
- 3 large bananas, peeled, thickly sliced
- Pure icing sugar, to dust
- Vanilla ice-cream, to serve
Caramel Sauce
- 200g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
- 125ml (1/2 cup) pouring cream
- 100g butter, chopped
Instructions
5 steps
- 1
To make the caramel sauce, stir the sugar, cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until smooth.
- 2
Sift the self-raising flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Whisk in soda water until smooth.
- 3
Spread coconut and plain flour over separate plates.
- 4
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat to 180ºC. Roll 3 pieces of banana in flour and shake off excess. Dip in batter, then roll in coconut to coat. Carefully add to the oil. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat, in 3 more batches, with remaining banana, flour, batter and coconut.
- 5
Dust the fritters with icing sugar. Serve with the caramel sauce and vanilla ice-cream.
Caramel Sauce
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