Banana Boats
I'm currently in prep mode for a forthcoming competition this weekend. For the first time ever, I've found myself with an actual "team"—we have many friends coming out the entire weekend to help out, eat, and party. So on top of my sauces, rubs, and meats, I'm considering what I can cook for the team that's quick, simple, inexpensive, and doesn't take up much, or any, room in the already overstuffed coolers. Instantly I thought of these banana boats I made a Meatwave last year. For a grilled dessert, they're exceedingly easy and also quite the crowd pleaser.
I did have a moment of question about these though as I readied the post—they're so simple that I wondered if they could even be considered a recipe? My Mom put that thought to rest as she became instantly entrenched in fond memories of this banana dessert from her youth when she saw that I had made them. If they have that type of multi-generational staying power, they must be considered blog-worthy.
To make them, simply take a banana and cut a slit lengthwise through the peel. Then open up that cavern and stuff it with your favorite sweets—we did a mixture of chocolate, peanut butter, and mini-marshmallows for ours. Then place them over indirect heat on the grill, cover, and cook until the banana has softened and the chocolate has become a gooey, delicious mess.
The chocolate and peanut butter chips melted into that ubiquitous candy combo, which tasted great with the warm, creamy banana. The crisped marshmallows offered a bit of contrast in texture, and an additional cookout feel with their roasted flavor. They certainly check my boxes for a team dessert at the competition this weekend, doing it in tastiest of ways.
