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Sticky Date Banana Bread with Salted Caramel

If you're looking for a new banana bread recipe or some fresh banana bread ideas, this sticky date version is just for you! Rich and moist, it's perfect for breakfast - or is a yummy dessert with caramel sauce and ice-cream. - by Jane Ash
  • 19 Feb 2019
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 70 Minutes - Easy - Serves 8 to 10
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Banana bread and caramel can be made up to four days ahead. Store in separate containers in the fridge. To serve, reheat caramel in a saucepan or microwave until warm. Serve over sliced banana bread.

Ingredients

¾ cup chopped pitted dates (110g)

125g unsalted butter, chopped

½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup soft, over-ripe mashed banana

1½ cups self-raising flour

½ cup plain flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 banana, halved lengthways

½ cup honey-roasted macadamias, coarsely chopped

Vanilla ice-cream, to serve

SALTED CARAMEL

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

300ml tub thickened cream

½ teaspoon salt flakes

Method

  1. Grease a large loaf pan (top measures 14cm x 24cm). Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 3cm above the sides of pan.

  2. Place dates, butter, sugar and ½ cup water in a large saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until butter is melted. Bring to boil. Gently boil for 1 minute. Remove. Stir in soda. Stand for 15 minutes to cool slightly. Stir in eggs and mashed banana.

  3. Sift flours and cinnamon into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add date mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined. Spoon into prepared pan. 

  4. Arrange halved banana on top of cake mixture. Sprinkle with macadamias. 

  5. Cook in a moderately slow oven (160C) for about 1 hour, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Remove from oven. Stand in pan for 20 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

  6. To make caramel, stir sugar and cream in a large saucepan over a medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil. Gently boil, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove. Stir in salt. Set aside for 45 minutes, or until thickened.

  7. Serve sliced banana bread with warm salted caramel and ice-cream. 

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Jane Ash
Jane Ash
Jane Ash is a recipe editor and contributor to New Idea Food. She’s worked in food media for too many years to count but still gets a buzz from creating recipes and seeing them come to life in front of the camera. She loves how food brings people together and a shared meal with family and friends is her favourite pastime.

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