Banana Wontons

fried banana wontons
2 bananas
13-14 wonton wrappers
ground cloves

slice your bananas in sections about 1 inch across.

1 c oil (canola, peanut, or any other veggie)

powdered sugar for dusting

On a wide dry surface lay out your wonton wrappers, banana slices, cloves and have a small bowl of water ready.

Place the slice of banana in the center of the wonton wrapper, sprinkle with ground cloves.

fold one corner over to the top of the banana slice, dab the corner with a bit of the water, fold the next corner over and so on until the banana is sealed inside.

repeat until all the banana slices are used. Heat up the oil in a medium to small frying pan over high heat. let it warm up for at least 1-2 minutes before gently dropping in a few of the wontons to cook. Cook until brown and crisp, turning halfway through. Once fully cooked, scoop them out onto a cooling rack or plate covered with a paper towel to soak up some of the oil.

We also added some variations to this recipe from Sweet Beet and Green Bean. We successfully added chocolate chips, coconut, cinnamon and slivered almonds to the bananas. Dusting with powdered sugar was good, but for a more decadent and even healthier alternative, I would drizzle with honey or agave nectar and dust with cinnamon sugar.

More than anything I just loved how quick and easy it was, and not ordinary or predictable like some desserts.