Baked Banana Raviolis

Turon is one of the most loved in Pinoy street fares. It is an irresistible treat usually made with some saba bananas, jackfruit then rolled in a lumpia wrapper, sometimes coated with some caramelized brown sugar then deep fried to perfection.

But, what if we give Turon a chic makeover and turn it into another scrumptious treat any hungry gourmand will give a try.

Presenting: BAKED BANANA RAVIOLIS.

If you don't have an oven at home, you can always deep fry these babies, then, they'll be Fried Banana Raviolis. I chose to bake them today as I'm trying to avoid deep fried stuff. (I don't know for how long though. =) )

To start making these, prepare the basic ingredients: Bananas (I chose the Lakatan variety); dimsum/wonton wrappers, and brown sugar.

Then go get something with a crunch. In my pantry, I found some cashew nuts and sugar toasted coconut bits. If you want to have your cocoa fix, go ahead and grab some chocolate chips too.

Also prepare an egg, for the egg wash and some confectioners sugar for dusting.

Let's begin by preheating the oven to 175 C. Then grab 2 medium bananas and diced them.

Roughly chop the cashews to make about 2 tbsp.

Put everything in a bowl and add 2 tbsp of chocolate chips, 2 tbsp of sugar toasted coconut bits and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Mix well. Then set aside.

Next, prepare the egg wash by beating an egg with a teaspoon of water.

Let's get ready to rumble and prepare to assemble!

Start by brushing the edges of the dimsum wrapper with the egg wash.

Fill the center with a tablespoonful of the banana mixture.

Close it up with another dimsum wrapper and seal the edges.

The Banana mixture makes about 10 raviolis.

Finish it off by brushing each with some egg wash.

Bake them at 175 C for 25 minutes or until brown and crunchy. Let them cool a bit and transfer to a serving plate. Garnish by dusting some confectioners sugar on top. 

Enjoy it on its own or serve it a la mode with some vanilla ice cream on the side. Go ahead, spoil yourself and make some. Tell me how it goes. =)

Happy Eating! =)