| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings (1 serving is 2 banana halves plus 2 Tbs syrup) |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 chai tea-bag
- 3/4 cup honey
- 5 peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 2 whole cloves
- Cooking spray
- 4 ripe, firm bananas
Instructions
- For the syrup: In a small saucepan, boil 1/2 cup water. Turn off heat, add tea-bag and brew tea, leaving bag in the water until cool and tea is very dark. Remove tea-bag, squeezing out excess tea. Add honey and all of the spices. Bring liquid to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 to 7 minutes, or until liquid has slightly reduced and you are left with 1 cup of liquid. Remove from heat and cool for half an hour. Using a fine-meshed sieve or tea brewer, strain out whole spices. Syrup should be thinner than honey, but still have body.
- For the bananas: Preheat grill or grill pan sprayed with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Slice bananas in half lengthwise. Grill fruit until slightly softened and light grill marks form, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place 2 banana halves on a dessert plate and drizzle with 2 tablespoons syrup.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 300 calorie |
| Cholesterol | 0 milligrams |
| Sodium | 3 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 79 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 grams |
| Protein | 2 grams |
Reviews
The Chai Syrup is AMAZING! It tasted so good on the grilled bananas and fresh strawberries! I can not wait to grill some peaches at the end of summer and put this on it!
it was a little expensive the first time but it is a crowd pleaser and very tasty