Banana dessert is one of the very famous desserts in Vietnamese cuisine, with steaming bowls of banana dessert, sweet and rich from bananas, and the creamy coconut milk that everyone loves. Right now, TasteVN will go to the kitchen to guide you on 3 enticing ways to cook banana dessert with sweet potato!
1. Banana dessert with sweet potato
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Banana dessert with sweet potato For 4 people
Bananas 6 fruits Sweet potatoes 4 tubers Coconut milk 100 ml Diluted coconut milk 300 ml (coconut milk filtered twice) Sweet potato flour 50 gr Tapioca flour 50 gr Roasted peanuts a little Vanilla extract 2 ml (or banana oil) Salt/ sugar a little
What is banana oil?
- As a familiar ingredient in making desserts, banana oil is an organic compound based on ester.
- Banana oil is in liquid form, insoluble in water, but soluble in most other organic solvents.
- Banana oil can be formed by distillation, extraction from banana plants or honey, or can be produced in large quantities industrially through acid-catalyzed reactions between isoamyl alcohol and acetic acid.
- In particular, banana oil has a scent similar to ripe bananas, so it is often used to flavor desserts, jellies, cakes, and more.
How to make sweet potato banana dessert
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Prepare the ingredients
For the tapioca pearls and sweet potato flour, pour enough water into two bowls containing the flour to soak for about 30 minutes until the flour softens and expands, then drain the water.
Peel the bananas, cut them into 4 pieces, then marinate the bananas with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/3 tablespoon of salt, mix well, and let them soak for about 30 minutes for the bananas to absorb the sugar evenly.
Trim the ends of the sweet potatoes, use a peeler to remove the skin. Then wash the sweet potatoes with diluted salt water, and then rinse with clean water to drain.
Next, cut the sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Avoid cutting the sweet potatoes too small to prevent them from breaking apart when simmering.
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Simmer the bananas and sweet potatoes
Place a pot on the stove, add the bananas that have been marinated with sugar along with 300ml of coconut milk into the pot. Heat on medium until you see the coconut milk in the pot starting to boil, then add the sweet potatoes and stir well.
Next, add about 1 liter of water to the pot, cover it, and simmer the bananas and sweet potatoes on low heat for 20 – 30 minutes until the bananas and sweet potatoes are soft and cooked through.
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Add sweet potato starch and coconut milk
Once you have cooked the bananas and sweet potatoes, add 50g of soaked sweet potato starch to the pot, boil until the starch is cooked and turns translucent, indicating it is done.
Next, add 50g of soaked tapioca starch to the pot and also boil until the starch begins to turn translucent, then season with sugar to taste according to your family’s preference.
Finally, add 100ml of coconut milk, stirring gently. Cook until the coconut milk starts to boil, then turn off the heat.
Note: You should add the coconut milk last and avoid cooking for too long, as this can cause the coconut milk to form a skin when cooled and lose its creamy flavor.
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Completion
While the dessert is still warm, add about 2ml (approximately 2 drops) of vanilla extract or banana oil to the pot, stirring gently to enhance the aroma of the dish.
Then scoop the dessert into a bowl, crush some roasted peanuts and sprinkle them on top, and you can enjoy it.
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Final Product
Hot, fragrant sweet potato banana pudding. The chewy, fragrant bananas combined with the sweet, creamy sweet potatoes are evenly soaked in rich coconut milk, enhancing the flavor of the pudding.
The tapioca pearls and sweet potato flour add a chewy texture that prevents the sweet potato banana pudding from feeling overly sweet or heavy, while also increasing its deliciousness. Let’s get into the kitchen and try it out!
2. Chewy Sweet Potato Banana Pudding
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chewy Sweet Potato Banana Pudding Serves 4
Bananas 5 pieces Purple sweet potatoes 100 gr (can be substituted with yellow sweet potatoes) Tapioca pearls 20 gr Tapioca flour 1 tablespoon Coconut milk 400 ml Roasted peanuts a little Sugar/salt a little
How to choose delicious cassava
- When buying cassava, you should choose tubers that are elongated in shape, feel plump and moist when held, as they will be less fibrous, softer, and sweeter when eaten.
- Additionally, when selecting, you should choose tubers that have an intact appearance, of moderate size, not too large nor too small. This is because overly large tubers often contain more fibers and don’t taste good, while small tubers do not have enough starch and do not have a rich flavor.
- Avoid buying tubers that, when you scratch the skin with your hand, reveal a white color, as these tubers are toxic. Non-toxic tubers will have a pink color.
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Tools needed
Steamer pot, pot, bowl, chopsticks, spoon,…
How to make Che chuoi khoai lang deo (Sweet potato banana dessert)
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Prepare the ingredients
Purple sweet potatoes should be washed, cut off the ends, and then placed in a steamer pot over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the sweet potatoes are soft enough to be pierced through with chopsticks, then turn off the heat, take the sweet potatoes out, let them cool, and peel off the skin.
Peel the bananas, slice them thinly, and put them in a bowl.
The tapioca pearls you bought should be soaked for 10 minutes in water until they expand and soften, then add them to a pot with 150ml of water and cook over high heat until the tapioca pearls become transparent, then turn off the heat.
Scoop all the cooked tapioca pearls into a bowl of fresh water to cool them down, then remove and place them into the bowl.
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Making the chewy sweet potato balls
After peeling the sweet potatoes, put them into a bowl, mash until smooth, then add 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of tapioca flour, mix well until the ingredients are combined and the sugar dissolves.
Then take a sufficient amount and roll them into small balls that are about the size of a fingertip.
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Cooking sticky banana and sweet potato dessert
Add 400ml of coconut milk, 20ml of water, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, and 3 tablespoons of sugar into a pot, stirring well until the sugar and salt dissolve, then place the pot on the stove.
While stirring, cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the coconut milk starts to boil, then add the cooked tapioca pearls, sweet potato balls, and sliced bananas.
Mix well and cook for another 8 minutes over medium heat until the dessert boils and the bananas are soft, and the sweet potato balls become translucent, then turn off the heat, scoop into bowls, sprinkle with some crushed roasted peanuts, and enjoy!
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Final product
The sticky banana and sweet potato dessert will have an incredibly enticing aroma once cooked. When eaten, you will experience the soft, sweet taste of banana, combined with the chewy, starchy sweet potato balls, and the rich coconut milk that is just right in flavor.
You can add ice cubes to this dessert if you like, but if not, it’s best to enjoy it hot to fully appreciate the deliciousness of the dessert!
3. Purple sweet potato banana dessert
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Purple sweet potato banana dessert Serves 3 people
Purple sweet potato 1 tuber Siam banana 3 fruits Sweet potato flour 1 tablespoon Tapioca flour 1 tablespoon Grated coconut 1 cup Roasted peanuts a little Warm water 400 ml Sugar 50 gr
Ingredient images
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How to make Purple Sweet Potato Banana Dessert
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Prepare the ingredients
With sweet potato flour and tapioca flour, after purchasing, rinse them briefly with clean water and place them in 2 bowls. Then pour cold water until just covered, and soak for 15 minutes for the flour to soften and expand.
Peel the purple sweet potatoes, wash them clean, and then use a knife to slice them. After slicing, place the sweet potatoes in a bowl and add 25g of sugar.
Peel the bananas, then slice them to your preferred thickness. Next, add the bananas and 25g of sugar into a bowl.
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Extract coconut milk
Add 1/3 of the warm water prepared into the grated coconut bowl, then mix well. After that, put the entire mixture of grated coconut and water into a strainer bag to extract the coconut milk.
Once you have the coconut milk, place the squeezed grated coconut into the remaining warm water to extract the diluted coconut milk. The method is similar to extracting coconut milk; put the mixture of grated coconut and water into the strainer bag, then squeeze to obtain the liquid.
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Cook sweet potato banana pudding
First, you place a pot on the gas stove. Then, add purple sweet potato and coconut water into the pot, cooking over medium heat.
After 15 minutes, when the sweet potato is soft, add the tapioca pearls and sweet potato flour, and continue cooking until the tapioca pearls become transparent.
Next, add the prepared bananas, and continue cooking for another 3 minutes. Use a spoon to gently stir so that the bananas absorb the flavors.
After 3 minutes, turn off the heat and add the coconut milk, gently shaking the pot to mix the ingredients. You can also adjust the seasoning to your taste.
Finally, serve the pudding in bowls and add some roasted peanuts to enjoy right away.
Note: Do not add coconut milk too early, as adding it too soon will cause the coconut milk to separate, making the pudding less tasty. -
Final product
A bowl of purple sweet potato banana dessert has a beautiful purple color, a creamy taste from coconut milk, a sweet and rich flavor from bananas, and a faint aroma from roasted peanuts, while the purple sweet potato is soft. The dessert will be very delicious when you enjoy it while it’s still hot.
How to choose good bananas for dessert
- Bananas for dessert should be ripe and soft, as they will not be bitter, and the bananas will remain chewy without getting mushy.
- It is advisable to choose a bunch of bananas that are not uniformly colored (some yellow, some green) and have dark or deep pink spots.
- Naturally ripened bananas will have a yellow stem and body. If the stem is green but the fruit is uniformly yellow, it has certainly been treated with chemicals.
- Tree-ripened bananas will have a fragrant smell and natural sweetness, and will be evenly soft. On the other hand, chemically treated bananas will be slightly crunchy, hard, and have a bitter and sour taste.
- Avoid choosing evenly ripe bananas with a deep yellow skin.
How to choose delicious yellow and purple sweet potatoes
How to choose yellow sweet potatoes
- Choose tubers that are round or elongated, without any waist or dents, and if you squeeze them lightly and they are not too hard, these are the ones that are less fibrous, starchy, and taste very sweet.
- Tubers that often have a layer of powder or dirt on them are the fragrant sweet potatoes; when you cut a thin slice at the end of the tuber, you will see a light orange color and sap flowing out, which will taste very good and sweet.
- Avoid buying tubers that are bruised, rotten, or have sprouted.
How to choose purple sweet potatoes
- You should choose medium-sized tubers, as larger tubers will have less starch and be less sweet than medium-sized ones.
- Similar to yellow sweet potatoes, those that still have a layer of powder or dirt on them are new sweet potatoes, which will be starchy and sweet.
- Absolutely do not buy tubers with black spots on the skin. This is a sign that the tuber is spoiled. You should also avoid choosing sprouted tubers as they may have been harvested a long time ago.
What is sago flour? Where to buy sago flour?
- Sago flour is made from cassava tubers, with round, opaque white grains. When cooked, the flour turns translucent white and has a slightly chewy texture. Sago flour is often used for making desserts, cakes,… or to add thickness and stickiness to dishes.
- You can find sago flour at markets, supermarkets, or stores that specialize in baking ingredients.
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