Pan-Fried Honey Bananas
These simple Pan-fried Bananas are caramelized in honey and cinnamon for a simple and delicious treat. You can enjoy them as is or pair with ice cream, yogurt, pancakes, french toast, and more!
While I’ve never been a big fan of eating bananas plain from the peel, caramelized bananas…bananas foster…oh, and those deep fried banana egg roll desserts…they all make me weak at the knees.
These pan fried honey bananas were a snack I ate all the time as a kid, and I still love them today because they’re really easy, take less than 10 minutes to make, and only involve five ingredients.
You can eat the bananas on their own, you can pair them with french toast like in this Bananas Foster French Toast, you can add them to oatmeal, yogurt, pancakes, ice cream, into a peanut butter sandwich, and more.
How to Make Pan Fried Bananas:
Start by slicing up some *just* ripened bananas, about 1/2″ thick:
You want bananas that are ripe, but still firm. No black spots on the peel.
Then add some honey, oil or butter, cinnamon, and salt to a nonstick skillet:
My two favorite fats to use are coconut oil or butter, but you can really use any kind of neutral oil here.
Heat everything together in the skillet, then add your banana slices:
Cook for a few minutes on each side until they become deeply caramelized and sticky, like this:
These quick Stovetop Candied Pecans are very similar to this recipe, and also take about 10 minutes to make. It’s one of the most popular recipes on my site that you may enjoy as well.
For more banana recipes, try Bananas Foster French Toast, Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby, or classic Banana Bread. Enjoy!
Pan-fried Honey Bananas
Ingredients
For the Bananas
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 tbsp oil or butter*
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
Ideas for What to Serve the Bananas With (optional)
- On Whole Wheat Pancakes
- With Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
- As a topping for Fruit Pizza
- In a sandwich with peanut butter and marshmallow creme
Instructions
- Remove the peels from the bananas and slice them 1/2" inch thick.
- Set a nonstick skillet over medium to medium high heat** and add the oil or butter, honey, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add the banana slices, and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden and caramelized. Be sure to watch the heat and turn it down if it browns too quickly. You want enough heat to caramelize and brown the slices, but you don’t want them to burn.
- Once the bananas are cooked you can enjoy them as is, or with marshmallow creme and peanut butter in a sandwich, with Bananas Foster French Toast, in oatmeal or yogurt, over ice cream, and more. Enjoy!
Can I make them ahead of time and refrigerate them? Or would they get soggy?
It would be two hours in the frig.
I don’t recommend making this recipe ahead of time.
This recipe has helped my family enjoy a family dessert, even though the rest of the day was pretty much trash. Remember that your day can’t be ruined unless there is an official paper that says that your day is OFFICCIALLY ruined.