Banana fritters with toffee sauce

Name: Banana fritters with toffee sauce
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 bananas, firm, cut into thick chunks; 100g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 egg; 120ml cold sparkling water; 300ml rapeseed oil, for frying; 4 tbsp golden syrup; 30g dairy free spread; 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Crisp, golden battered banana with a glossy toffee sauce. A proper takeaway pudding.

Time30 min
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.81 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4bananasfirm, cut into thick chunks
100 gplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
1egg
120 mlcold sparkling water
300 mlrapeseed oilfor frying
4 tbspgolden syrup
30 gdairy free spread
1 tbspsesame seeds

Method

1
Whisk the flour, baking powder, egg and sparkling water into a thick, smooth batter.
2
Heat the oil in a deep pan until a drop of batter sizzles at once.
3
Dip the banana chunks in the batter and fry in batches for 2 to 3 minutes until puffed and golden. Drain on kitchen paper.
3 min
4
Warm the syrup and spread in a small pan for 2 minutes until smooth and bubbling.
2 min
5
Pile the fritters on plates, pour over the toffee sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Eat while hot.

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