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Banana Halwa, Flourless, eggless no-bake fudge, overripe banana or plantain recipes, Indian sweets
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Banana Halwa | How To Make Banana Halwa (Kerala And Mangalore Style)

Banana Halwa or Banana Fudge is a traditional and classic, chewy, and flourless sweet recipe prepared using four ingredients from your kitchen. One of the best recipe to try if you have overripe bananas at home.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Desserts, sweets
Cuisine: Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Konkani, Mangalore, Udupi
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 148kcal
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

  • 6 Bananas , Long overripe , preferably nendra banana
  • ¼ cup Ghee or Brown butter
  • ½ cup Sugar (adjust to taste)
  • ¼ cup Cashews , chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder

Instructions

  • In a blender, add bananas and blend them to a smooth paste. Blending gives a smoother consistency to your halwa. You can also mash the bananas instead of blending if you desire a chunky halwa.
    6 Bananas
  • Add ghee and pureed banana (from above) in a pan and continuously stir on medium-low flame for about 15 minutes. The banana will be cook during this process, and the mixture slowly starts changing its color.
    ¼ cup Ghee
  • At this point, add sugar based on the sweetness of banana, cashews and continue to stir. The color and texture of halwa changes during this process. Check my video for more details.
    ½ cup Sugar, ¼ cup Cashews
  • Around 25 minutes mark, i.e., after adding sugar, the mixture becomes thick, sticky, and leaves the sides of the pan. Switch off the flame.
  • Transfer this to a greased plate or plate lined with parchment paper and spread the halwa to desired thickness.
  • Once it cools down completely, cut them into desired size and shape. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  • read the post above to know the right consistency of halwa. 
  • Please use my timing as a guide. The time it takes you to reach each stage will vary depending on the type of banana, the intensity of the flame, and the pan used to make the sweet recipe.
  • Vary the amount of sugar depending on the sweetness of the bananas.
  • Use any variety of bananas but see that it’s overripe. Long bananas (plantain) tastes the best.
  • Use ripe to overripe banana for best results. Except for the last banana that I show in the video, all the bananas that I use are overripe with skin completely black in color 🙂 I had no plans of clicking videos until I started adding the last one. Having said that, don’t use rotten bananas. You can taste overripe bananas before adding them to the recipe. There is a difference guys 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg