- Level: Easy
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Yield: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
For the peanut puree:
2 cups roasted unsalted peanuts
1/4 cup peanut oil
For the bread:
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup heavy cream
8 slices banana bread
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
For the bananas:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
1/4 cup peanut oil
4 teaspoons honey
Directions
- For the peanut puree: Place the peanuts in 1/4 cup of peanut oil in a small saute pan and heat for 3 minutes at low heat. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
- For the bread: Mix eggs, vanilla and heavy cream together in a bowl. Dip banana bread into the mixture. Melt butter in a nonstick pan and cook banana bread for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Place bread on a paper towel and reserve.
- For the bananas: Cut bananas into quarters and dip into the same egg mixture as above, then roll the bananas in the bread crumbs until well covered. In a nonstick pan, heat 1/4 cup of peanut oil until nearly smoking and fry bananas until golden brown, remove from oil and place on a paper towel as well.
- For assembly: Spread both sides of banana bread with peanut puree and layer with the fried bananas. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of honey. Close the sandwich and slice.
