makes
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
4
serves
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 250 g cream cheese, softened
- 160 ml thickened cream, plus extra, whipped, to serve
- 55 g (¼ cup firmly packed) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra, to serve
Base
- 60 ml (¼ cup) thickened cream
- 55 g (¼ cup firmly packed) brown sugar
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 bananas, thickly sliced
Chilling time 2 hours
Instructions
To make base, place cream, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon in a saucepan with ¼ tsp salt over medium–low heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar, then cook for 2 minutes or until thick and syrupy. Add bananas, then divide mixture among 4 x 250 ml ovenproof dishes (see Note). Set aside.
Preheat oven to 160°C. Process cream cheese, cream, sugar, egg, vanilla and cinnamon in a food processor until smooth. Divide among prepared dishes, then bake for 15 minutes or until golden and puffed with a slight wobble in the centre. Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours. Serve topped with whipped cream and dusted with extra cinnamon.
Note
• You can also use ovenproof dishes of different shapes and sizes, simply divide mixture evenly among them.
Photography Chris Chen
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
