🇵🇭 Filipino Cuisine

Turon

Banana Spring Rolls

Prep Time 25 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 224 kcal

Ripe plantain bananas and jackfruit wrapped in spring roll wrappers, rolled in brown sugar, and deep-fried until caramelized and crispy — the most popular Filipino street dessert.

Ingredients

6 ripe saba bananas (or plantains), halved lengthwise
12 spring roll wrappers
1/2 cup jackfruit, sliced into strips
1 cup brown sugar
Oil for deep frying
Water for sealing wrappers

Instructions

1 Roll each banana half in brown sugar, pressing to coat well.
2 Place a sugared banana half and a few jackfruit strips on a spring roll wrapper.
3 Fold the sides in and roll tightly, sealing the edge with a dab of water.
4 Heat oil to 170°C (340°F) in a deep pan or wok.
5 Sprinkle remaining brown sugar into the hot oil. Fry turon in batches until golden and caramelized, about 3-4 minutes.
6 Drain on paper towels. Serve hot when the caramel shell is still crackling.

Did You Know?

Turon vendors in the Philippines have a secret: they add brown sugar directly to the frying oil, creating a crackling caramel shell that shatters when you bite into the soft banana inside.