Banana Raisin Crisp

Also known as crisp, crumbles are one of the easiest desserts to make if you have a casserole dish and an oven. They don’t take long to make and are the perfect dessert for a dinner party, especially if you are just starting to learn how to cook. Adapting from an apple crisp recipe I got from Bon Appetit’s website, I decided to make a banana crumble that would surprise all my American friends who have never heard of it.

Topping
1 cup of Light Brown Sugar
3/4 cup of All Purpose Flour
1 cup of Oats
1 cup of Walnuts
1 stick of unsalted butter (finely diced)
Whisk the brown sugar and the flour together first before adding the rest of the ingredients. Mixtures should have small clumps of butter throughout.

Rum Raisin
1 cup of Raisins
1 cup of Dark Rum
Simmer in pan for 5 minutes. Flambe to reduce the alcohol further. It should burn for a few minutes and it’s a really nice sight to show off your “culinary skills”.

Filling

10 bananas sliced into chunks
1 lemon squeezed
1 splash of orange juice
Cinnamon (to taste)
A dash of Nutmeg
1/4 cup of sugar
1 Tbsp of flour
1 Tsp of Vanilla Extract
Put all the ingredients in one bowl. Add the rum raisins. Mix it all together.

Pour the filling into the casserole dish. Spread it out nicely. Pour the topping over the filling and ensure that the clumps are well distributed throughout. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Turn on broiler at HI for about 5 minutes to brown further. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with a generous serving of Vanilla Ice Cream. Ice cream is a MUST. In fact, i recommend Trader Joe’s french vanilla ice cream. It is not optional! Don’t listen to other recipes that say so! So this takes about 45-55 minutes, but its soooo worth it. It’s filled with yummy warmy goodness that is sure to please everybody!