[Banana Recipe] Vietnamese Steam Banana Cake with Coconut Milk

By:TrucVy-Zoe's Zone
What do you do with left over bananas? There are many ways to get rid of bananas. You can make banana muffins, smoothies, banana breads, banana ice cream and the list can go on and on.One of my favorite Vietnamese snacks is steam banana cake with coconut milk, (Vietnamese:Bánh Chuối Hấp với Nước Cốt Dừa) . I have made this snack in the past. However, I hate the idea of putting each layer of banana on top of each others while steaming it. It's a lot of work. Therefore, I don't make it as often as I should.

Recently, I found a much simpler recipe by Tamnhualt from VietFun Forum. Her recipe is so fantastic. Not only it easy, fast, yet; it tastes great. I tried it today, and it was so good that you would not believe. Check it out.

After you mixed banana, tapioca flour, sugar, salt, and a few drops of yellow colors together, the texture will look like below.

Here is a closer look.

Steam it for at least 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, let it cool completely. Then take one piece and cut into smaller pieces. Generously pour in a sweet and salty coconut milk and sprinkled with roasted peanuts and toasted sesame seeds.

Ingredients:
-Steam banana
peel the 4 bananas
Add 1/2 tsp of salt
Add 1/3 cup of sugar (you can add more sugar if you like it more sweet.)
Let it sit for a few minutes so the bananas will be come soft and easy to mix with flour.
Add 1 cup of tapioca flour
Mix well
Add 4 drop of yellow food color
-Coconut milk:
1/2 can of coconut milk
1/2 tsp of salt
1 1/2 tsp of tapioca flour
1 1/2 tsp of sugar
2 TBS of tapioca pearl (optional)
-Garnish
toasted sesame seeds
roasted peanuts
Method:
-Mix all the steam banana ingredients together.
-spray your pan/mould with some oil so it will be easy to come off
-pour in the banana mixture
-steam for 45 minutes
-let it cool completely
Presentation:
-cut steamed banana cake into smaller pieces.
-pour coconut milk over
-garnish with roasted peanut and sesame seeds.
Enjoy!
Source:http://trucvy-zoe.blogspot.com/2008/10/bnh-chui-hp-vi-nc-ct-da-vietnamese.html