Benihana Tempura Bananas Recipe

Benihana Tempura Bananas are a delectable dessert featuring ripe bananas dipped in a light tempura batter, fried to golden perfection, and served with a drizzle of honey and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Make our Benihana Tempura Bananas Recipe at home tonight for your family. This recipe has been called “the Asian Banana Split”.

Photo by Linh Nguyen

Benihana Tempura Bananas

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Tempura and Tempura Bananas

Tempura is a popular Japanese dish or appetizer consisting of vegetables and seafood coated in a very light and airy batter and fried to perfection.

When 16th-Century Portuguese came to Japan, they brought a special dish with them. Today, in Japan, it’s called tempura and has been a staple of the country’s cuisine ever since.

Frying bananas in tempura, as far as we can tell, is a much more recent addition. But the idea has caught on and the dessert can be found in many Japanese restaurants around the world, including Benihana.

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Benihana Tempura Bananas Recipe

Make our Benihana Tempura Bananas Recipe at home tonight for your family. This recipe has been called "the Asian Banana Split".

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Active Time10 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Benihana

Ingredients

• 2 firm Bananas
• 2/3 cup Flour
• 1/3 cup Cornstarch
• Water as needed
• Oil as needed, to fry
• Powdered Sugar to serve
• Chocolate Sauce or Syrup to serve

Instructions

• Cut bananas in quarters lengthwise (Cut in 1/2 then cut the halves in 1/2). Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add flour and cornstarch. Mix.
• Stirring, add just enough water, a little at a time, to make a very thick, pancake-like batter.
• Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer until very hot.
• Place 3 - 4 banana slices (more if you have a large wok or fryer and are sure you can work fast) in the batter. Turn to make sure they are well-coated.
• Using tongs, gently place slices in the hot oil.
• Fry for about 1 minute per side or until golden brown.
• Using clean tongs, a slotted spoon or a spider strainer, remove fried slices to a paper towel-covered plate to drain off excess oil.
• Repeat with remain banana slices until all are cooked.
• Place the hot bananas on a serving plate. Sprinkle with just a touch of powdered sugar and a light drizzle of chocolate sauce or syrup
• Serve with cold ice cream or homemade whipped cream, if desired.

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Photo of “Dessert: Banana Tempura” is by Linh Nguyen and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) License. Thank you, Linh. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe is our adaption of several recipes widely circulated on the internet. Additional Information Courtesy of BBC Travel and Wikipedia where it is used by permission.