7 Practical Ways to Make Banana Cheese for Sweet Iftar

Kapanlagi.com - Banana is a fruit that is easily found in tropical regions like Indonesia. Because of its abundance, banana preparations are varied, one of which is cheese banana. Making cheese bananas is not difficult, depending on each person's ability and taste. Its sweet taste also makes it a favorite fruit to be processed into iftar takjil such as kolak or es pisang ijo.

Indeed, bananas are fruits that have a little water content, but they still taste sweet, delicious, and are well-liked. Bananas also contain potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, fiber, and protein. The abundance of nutrients also makes it suitable to be eaten during iftar and replenish energy after fasting all day. Preparations such as banana chips, fried bananas, and grilled bananas are also favorite foods for many people to enjoy the nutritional content of bananas.

However, if you only eat monotonous banana preparations, it can bring boredom. Therefore, you can try making banana with cheese as a breaking fast snack. So, how to make banana with cheese? The method is fairly easy and you can also utilize the ingredients around you.

Here are some recipes and methods to make banana with cheese that you can imitate for breaking fast snacks.

1. Cheese Bananas

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Ingredients:

- 1 bunch of semi-ripe kepok bananas

Toppings:

- Grated cheddar cheese to taste

- Meises ceres chocolate to taste

- Sweetened condensed milk to taste

- Vegetable oil for frying

How to make cheese bananas:

1. Cut the kepok bananas diagonally, with a thickness of about 2 cm (not too thin as it will be difficult when frying).

2. Heat the oil over medium heat, fry the sliced bananas.

3. After the bottom surface of the bananas turns slightly brown, flip the bananas (flip the fried bananas only once to avoid excessive oil absorption).

4. Remove from heat, drain.

5. Add toppings of cheese, meises ceres chocolate, and finally sweetened condensed milk.

6. Serve while still warm.

2. Melted Chocolate Cheese Banana

Ingredients:

- 1 box ready-to-use spring roll wrappers

- 13 pieces of king bananas, cut in half

- 125 gr dark chocolate, chopped

- 100 gr cheese, chopped

- 1 egg white for sealing

Topping:

- 25 gr dark chocolate, melted using a double boiler

How to make melted chocolate cheese banana:

1. First, take the split king bananas and cut them in half without separating them completely.

2. Then, take one sheet of spring roll wrapper, arrange the banana, chocolate, and cheese on top. Roll it up like a sausage, seal the edge of the wrapper with egg white.

3. Repeat until all the ingredients are used, fry with low heat until golden brown, then remove from the oil.

4. Finally, arrange on a plate and drizzle with the melted chocolate topping.

3. Brown Sugar Cheese Banana

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Ingredients:

- Bananas, as needed

- Brown sugar

- Spring roll wrappers, as needed

- Sweetened condensed milk, as needed

- Grated cheese

How to make brown sugar cheese banana:

1. Cut the peeled bananas and prepare the spring roll wrappers.

2. Place the banana slices and brown sugar on the spring roll wrappers.

3. Fold and roll them up. Then, fry until golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain.

4. Serve with a sprinkle of grated cheese and sweetened condensed milk.

4. Sauteed Banana

The way to make this sauteed banana is not much different from making other cheese bananas. The basic ingredients are still bananas and cheese. For the complete process of making it as an iftar dessert menu, just follow the following recipe.

Ingredients:

- 1 piece of small cavendish banana

- 1/2 pcs unsalted butter

- 2 tbsp grated cheddar cheese

How to make sauteed banana:

1. Heat the non-stick pan, then add the unsalted butter.

2. Cut the banana (not too thick) and put it into the pan. Grill it back and forth until fragrant and slightly tender.

3. Remove from heat and sprinkle grated cheddar cheese on top.

4. Serve.

5. Grilled Cheese Banana

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As the name suggests, this one cheese banana is made by grilling. If you have never made it before, don't worry. Here is the process of cooking grilled cheese banana that you can imitate to make a sweet iftar dessert.

Ingredients:

- 10 pieces of peeled and flattened raja bananas

- Margarine as needed

- Sweetened condensed milk as needed

- Grated cheese as needed

How to make grilled cheese banana:

1. Preheat the grill/pan, add enough margarine, grill the bananas over low heat until both sides are cooked.

2. Arrange on a plate, add sweetened condensed milk and grated cheese on top.

3. Ready to serve.

6. Banana Butter Cheese

Banana butter cheese can be a banana dish for iftar that you make yourself at home. Making this banana cheese is not complicated. To make it easier, please see the complete recipe below.

Ingredients:

- 1 ripe king banana

- 2 tablespoons of flour

- 1 egg yolk

- 1 teaspoon of sugar

- 1 teaspoon of condensed milk

- 2 tablespoons of grated cheddar cheese

- Boiled water

- Bread crumbs

How to make butter cheese:

1. Mash the banana.

2. Add the egg yolk, sugar, condensed milk, mix well.

3. Add flour, mix slowly while adding a little boiled water.

4. Add grated cheese to the batter, mix well.

5. Take the batter with a spoon, coat it with bread crumbs while shaping it, fry it with oil until golden brown.

6. Drain and serve with grated cheese topping.

7. Banana Cheese Nugget

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Ingredients:

-1 ripe king banana

-2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

-1 egg yolk

-1 teaspoon granulated sugar

-1 teaspoon sweetened condensed milk

-2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese

-Water

-Bread crumbs

How to make banana cheese nugget:

1. Mash the banana

2. Add the egg yolk, granulated sugar, sweetened condensed milk, mix well

3. Add the all-purpose flour, mix slowly while adding a little water

4. Add the grated cheese to the batter, mix well

5. Take the batter with a spoon, coat with bread crumbs while shaping it, fry with oil until golden brown

6. Drain and serve with grated cheese topping

Those are some complete recipes on how to make banana cheese that you can try to make your own iftar takjil at home.

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