South American Recipe ⤏ Brazilian Bananas

Bananas are baked in a citrus sauce then topped with coconut before serving in this tropical treat.

Ingredients

• 6 medium bananas, halved lengthwise
• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• ½ cup white sugar
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Place the bananas into the baking dish. Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and salt in a pitcher or bowl; pour over the bananas. Dot with butter.
3. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Sprinkle with coconut before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories134.8
• carbohydrateContent26.2 g
• cholesterolContent5.1 mg
• fatContent3.9 g
• fiberContent2.2 g
• proteinContent0.9 g
• saturatedFatContent2.9 g
• sodiumContent56.1 mg
• sugarContent18.7 g