Hey Guys! I hope you’ve all enjoyed our week of banana bread! We’re wrapping things up with banana bread churro bites….yep! We’re serving our bites with a dipping sauce that’s basically melty ice cream and espresso…so good! I can’t take credit for this crazy and totally decadent dessert. I had something very similar at A-Frame in Culver City! A-Frame is one of the few restaurants owned by bad-ass chef Roy Choi (swoooon! I have a thing for chefs, tis’ true). The cocktails at A-Frame are out of this world and the food….whoa. Their Air-Dried Hoisin Ribs? Okay! Beer Can Chicken? YUM! Swordfish Tacos with pickled this and awesome that? YesYesYes! Finally, there’s the churro style banana bread sticks with some sort of melty ice cream sauce! While I’m sure his sauce is more complex then some ice cream and coffee, I think I did pretty well with the churro banana bread! Turning them into bites just make it easier to pop into your mouth and the whole melty sauce thing? Sort of feels like you’re dipping cookies in milk x100…pretty awesome. ;)
If you’re a little squeamish about deep frying your banana bread, I would toast them in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes, before spraying them with a light coating of cooking spray and tossing them in the cinnamon-sugar mix. The cinnamon sugar may not stick quite as well, but they’re still really good nonetheless! Hope you all make these this weekend! Enjoy!
xx Jenny
Banana Bread Churro Bites
INGREDIENTS
- ½ recipe chocolate chip, coconut banana bread, cut into 1 in slices
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
dipping sauce
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 2 to 3 shots hot espresso
to fry
- vegetable oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oil to 375°F.
- Cut each piece of bread into 9 equal cubes (about 1 inch thick). Set aside.
- Pour sugar and cinnamon into a shallow baking dish and mix together. Set aside.
- Once the oil is hot fry the bites, in batches, for about 3 to 4 minutes. Place directly into the cinnamon-sugar and toss together. Transfer onto a cooling rack and allow to sit for about 7 to 10 minutes.
- When ready to serve scoop ice cream into a small bowl and top with espresso. Serve.
NOTES
- *Makes 36-45 bites
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What a wonderful want to use up banana bread! I love the bread just as is (or with chocolate chips), but these churro bites sound SOO good! I’ll take a bowl just for me, please ;) I’m featuring this post in today’s Food Fetish Friday (with a link-back and attribution). I hope you have no objections and I love the inspiration I get from your food…
I loved your banana trilogy!
Wow, an interesting combo I’d never imagine would work. Amazing photography and recipe, can’t wait to try it. I’m so glad my friend sent me the link to your blog. I’m a fan!
Yum! All this banana bread goodness has me seriously craving some right now…
OMG. Stop it. Just stop this awesomeness!!
Oh WOW, these look heavenly! Banana and cinnamon have to be two of my favourite flavours!
Banana bread and churros are two of my favorite things… this is so brilliant and so bad for my waistline, all at the same time. Thanks for the idea! :)
What an amazing idea! I would have never thought of doing this! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing, as always you are an inspiration! Thank you!
This is brilliant! What a perfect combination – banana bread and churros. I am having family visit for a week. I’ll be giving this one a try. Also, thanks for passing on the recommendation for A-frame. I’ll definitely be checking it out.
This is awesome! I really love banana bread and so enjoying your versions (the French toast looked fantastic as well!)!
This looks so decadent in thebest possible way!
Somehow I didn’t realize until now that you were based in LA too!! Been dying to try A-Frame. More so now dying to try these at home. YUM!
This is already in my dreams willing to be materialized as soon as possible!!!
Very, very creative! Love the strong coffee dipping sauce too!
what could be possibly better than cake that has been deep fried I ask? Nothing it would appear.
xx Hannah
Looks yummy :)
Oh my goodness…..this IS LEGENDARY. How amazing?!?! I didn`t think churros could get any better!
Oh dear. I just heard my waistline wimper in fear.
hahaha! Love, love, love this!
oh wow. these look totally incredible!!
YES! I’m thinking this would be okay for breakfast since it’s got bananas in it.
The summer I lived in Echo Park there was a churro truck right around the corner at night, and they had the most amazing crispety fresh churros. I would grab a bag, and they’d be gone before I hit my doorstep. This makes me think of that, only better! And I literally just had a friend call and ask if I had a good banana bread recipe. :)
EPIC
How did you know that I just happen to have a pile of ripe bananas – when you series started I didnt, but now, I do :)
This just made my day. Thank you. Wish I lived near ya so I could sample. BTW I just love your blog and photos. You are an inspiration. Can’t wait for your book!
This has to be my favorite twist so far! What a fun idea. And the dipping sauce sounds heavenly :)