Caramelized air fryer bananas are so easy and simple to make. You only need a few ingredients including ripe bananas, sugar, and cinnamon, and the bananas turn out so delicious. You'll love that it only takes 5 minutes to cook these bananas and that this recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan!
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Why you will love this recipe:
- These caramelized bananas have the most amazing flavour - they turn out perfectly sweet and delicious!
- This recipe is so quick and easy to make. It's the perfect treat when you don't have a lot of time. They only take 5 minutes to cook!
- You only need a few simple ingredients to make these air fried bananas including ripe bananas, cinnamon, coconut sugar, and oil.
- This air fryer recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, and vegan.
- Caramelized bananas can be used in so many ways - eaten as is as a delicious snack or treat or used as a great topping for cereal or other desserts.
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Ingredients and substitutions:
- Bananas - I recommend using semi-ripe or ripe but firm bananas for this recipe. I also recommend using fresh rather than frozen bananas. I recommend avoiding bananas with brown spots as they are usually too soft to caramelize properly.
- Avocado oil - just a little oil is all you need to fry these bananas. This helps give the bananas that perfect caramelized taste and texture. Instead of avocado oil you could use melted butter, olive oil, vegan butter, ghee or coconut oil.
- Coconut sugar - to add just the perfect amount of sweetness to this air fryer dessert. You can swap this for brown sugar as well, but I personally prefer coconut sugar to keep this dessert refined-sugar-free.
- Ground cinnamon - cinnamon and sugar blend perfectly to give these dessert bananas the most delicious flavour.
- Vanilla extract - this helps enhance the caramel flavour of this sweet treat.
- Sea salt - to help contrast the sweetness of the fruit and sugar.
How to make (step-by-step):
Step one:
First, slice the bananas into pieces, approximately 1 inch thick.
Step two:
In a small bowl, combine the oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar or brown sugar and cinnamon.
Step three:
One by one, coat the banana slices in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Step four:
Line your air fryer tray or basket with parchment paper and transfer the coated banana slices to the air fryer tray or basket. Be sure to place them in a single layer. Cook the bananas for 5-6 minutes at 380 degrees Fahrenheit. Then enjoy!
Top Tips:
- Try to cut the bananas into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly.
- Make sure the bananas aren't touching each other when you put them in the air fryer or they won't cook evenly.
- Don't forget to line your air fryer with parchment paper before cooking these bananas slices. Instead of parchment paper you could use aluminum foil instead.
- Every air fryer is different, so you may have to adjust the cooking time.
- Don't use overripe bananas for this recipe - they are too mushy and won't cook properly.
Variations and add ins:
- Feel free to add other spices such as nutmeg, pumpkin spice, or apple pie spice to these bananas.
- You can use either brown sugar or coconut sugar to make this dessert.
- For the cooking oil you can use avocado oil, butter, coconut oil, olive oil or ghee. If you are vegan you can also use a vegan butter.
- If you are serving a crowd feel free to double or triple this recipe.
How to serve:
These air fryer caramelized bananas are delicious served on their own but you could also use them to top cereal, ice cream, pancakes with oat flour, French toast, toast in an air fryer, banana bread, waffles, yogurt, oatmeal, protein powder overnight oats, or other dessert recipes.
How to store:
These caramelized bananas are best eaten right away but if you do want to save some for later, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 day.
I don't recommend freezing these air fryer bananas. They turn out too mushy when you thaw them.
Frequently asked questions:
No! While some air fryer recipes will ask you to preheat your air fryer, this is not one of them. If you do choose to preheat your air fryer you will need to decrease the cooking time for these bananas.
This recipe does not make banana chips. To make air fried banana chips you would need to cook the bananas at a lower temperature for a longer period of time to make the bananas nice and crispy.
Other air fryer recipes you will love:
- Air fryer diced potatoes
- Air Fryer Onion Rings
- Air Fryer Potato Wedges
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Air Fryer Hash Browns
- Frozen Pizza in an Air Fryer
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Recipe
Air Fryer Bananas
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Cut the bananas into pieces, approximately 1 inch in diameter.
- In a bowl, combine the oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar and cinnamon.
- Coat each banana piece in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Line your air fryer tray or basket with parchment paper and transfer the coated banana pieces to the air fryer tray. Cook them for 5-6 minutes at 380F.
Notes
- Nutritional values are estimates and will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.
- Try to cut the bananas into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly.
- Make sure the bananas aren't touching each other when you put them in the air fryer or they won't cook evenly.
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