CHOCOLATE-DIPPED BANANA EMPANADAS YOU WILL WANT TO TRY THIS CINCO DE MAYO |
Author: Rose Angel Lopez, Design by Occasion
- FOR THE BANANA EMPANADAS:
- 1 Sheet of Puff Pastry, cut into half lengthwise
- 2 ripe sweet bananas
- 1-2 tsp. sugar
- ¼ juice of a fresh lime
- melted butter for brushing
- Cinnamon Sugar, for dusting (I used McCormick brand)
- FOR THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
- ½ heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1½ tsp. instant espresso coffee granules
- 6-8 broken pieces of plain high quality chocolate of choice (I used Ghiradeli chocolate brand)
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
- Remove one packet of your Puff Pastry sheet from the box and follow the directions on the box to defrost.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Once defrosted, with a rolling pin, roll out your sheet (I rolled mine out 3 x's back and forth)
- Cut your sheet diagonally, creating 8 triangles.
- Peel and dice bananas and place in a bowl. Add sugar and lime juice and stir to combine.
- Brush the edges of each triangle sheet with melted butter (this will help seal when folded)
- Place a couple of teaspoons of the banana in one corner of the pastry and then fold over into a triangle shape. Use the back of a fork to press enclose the filling. Brush the top of each filled pastry with melted butter. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown.
- While pastries are baking, make the chocolate sauce.
- Stir the cream and sugar together in a small saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the cream. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat., remove from heat, and stir in the coffee granules and chocolate. Stir until melted, about 1 minute. Whisk until shiny and smooth, then whisk in the butter.
- Remove pastries from oven and immediately dust with Cinnamon Sugar.
- Spoon the chocolate sauce into an individual serving bowl or top empanadas with sauce. Serve warm not hot.
Recipe by Design by Occasion at https://designbyoccasion.com/chocolate-dipped-banana-empanadas-you-will-want-to-try-this-cinco-de-mayo/
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