🇹🇴 Tongan Cuisine

Vai Siaine

Banana in Coconut Cream

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 254 kcal

Ripe bananas simmered in sweetened coconut cream until soft and luscious. A classic Tongan dessert.

Ingredients

6 ripe bananas, halved
2 cups coconut cream
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
Grated coconut

Instructions

1 Peel and halve bananas.
2 Heat coconut cream with sugar, salt, vanilla.
3 Add bananas to simmering cream.
4 Cook gently 8 minutes.
5 Stir in butter and cinnamon.
6 Serve warm topped with grated coconut.

Did You Know?

Vai siaine literally means banana water in Tongan, referring to the coconut cream bath.