This is such a great recipe. The thing I love most about it is how simple it is. All you need to do is buy some ready-made puff pastry, split a few bananas in half and get something magical happening in the oven! You just have to be extremely careful when you flip it out on to a board as hot caramel can burn quite badly. It’s best to cover your hand with a tea towel and make sure you concentrate on what you’re doing. And if you don’t like bananas, try using apples or pears.
To make your caramel bananas • Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. • Cut your butter into cubes and put into a sturdy deep-sided baking tray approximately 19 x 30cm. • Place the tray on a low heat, let the butter melt, then add the sugar and stir constantly until completely combined. • Continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until the sugar has all dissolved and the mixture is golden and caramelized. By the time this happens, the mixture will be roasting hot so be very careful and whatever you do, DON’T be tempted to put your fingers in the mixture as you’ll give yourself a nasty burn. • Meanwhile, peel the bananas, halve them lengthways, and lay them carefully on top of the golden caramel. • Remove from the heat, then sprinkle over the cinnamon and finely grate over the zest of half your orange.
To make your pastry topping • Dust a clean work surface and rolling pin with flour. • Rather than putting your pastry down flat and rolling it out, place it on its side (see the picture opposite) and roll it from there, as this will give you a lighter, crisper texture. • Roll it out until you have a rectangle shape about the same size as your tray and about 0.5cm thick. • Drape your pastry over your rolling pin and carefully lay it on the baking tray, gently tucking it around the bananas to make sure they’re well covered with no gaps. • Using a knife or fork, prick the pastry a few times. • Place the tray at the top of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until baked golden.
To serve your tarte Tatin • When your tarte Tatin is ready, you must turn it out at once or it will end up sticking to the baking tray. Again, you want to be very careful and make sure you don’t burn yourself on that hot caramel mixture. • To turn the tarte out, cover your hand with a folded tea towel, carefully hold the tray with a serving plate or board on top and gently turn it over. • Using the tip of a knife, pull a corner of the pastry up to check if it’s all cooked underneath (if not, pop it back into the oven for another couple of minutes), then ease the whole thing out of the tray. • If using crème fraîche, put it into a bowl, grate over the rest of your orange zest and stir well. • If using vanilla ice cream, sprinkle a few tablespoons of desiccated coconut on a plate and quickly roll a scoop of ice cream in it until coated. • Serve your tarte Tatin with a dollop of crème fraîche or coated ice cream and eat immediately!
ingredients
• 60g unsalted butter
• 150g caster sugar
• 4 large bananas
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 orange
plain flour, for dusting
• 250g puff pastry
• optional: crème fraîche
• optional: vanilla ice cream and a few tablespoons of desiccated coconut
tried this recipe or a similar one? share your tips...
1. by Sylvia on Mon 05 Dec 2011 @ 13:03
Delicious!!!<br />
Don't worry about stirring the caramel, it doesn't make any difference. Eventually all the clumps of suger will melt and you'll have a beautiful caramel sauce. <br />
Just be careful not to use a (cheap) plastic spatula or something. I had to do it twice because the spatula melted in the hot caramel:-)
2. by Gala on Wed 30 Nov 2011 @ 14:15
i like it, very very))))<br />
thank you!
3. by Nel Springrose on Sun 29 May 2011 @ 16:58
Hey! I tried to make this recipe but found the instructions really hard to follow and the measurements were all out. <br />
Anyway, attempt two I used the Jamie Oliver video on Youtube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFjzLMb_36k) and found it really helpful and the measurements were correct (although I did have to take the measurements on here for some ingredients that weren't mentioned). <br />
It may just be me being thick but if anyone else struggled with this recipe I would recommend going on Youtube because this dish is delicious and it would be a shame to miss out!<br />
<br />
4. by Caroline on Wed 11 May 2011 @ 05:55
To get your sugar and butter to caramelize, try not to stir it around too much. Then instead of melting, it will clump up and become grainy. Let it sit on medium heat. When the edges become brownish, use your utensil to draw it into the centre. Having a large enough surface area on your saucepan/tray also helps to caramelize faster. <br />
I used a saucepan instead of a baking tray and then poured the sugar into my baking dish. The first time, I stirred too much and my saucepan was too small.
5. by Kristoffer Holm on Tue 31 Aug 2010 @ 16:59
jamie. This is the bomb. I serve it to my guests al the time. So simple and so nice. Thanks for giving us chefs some inspiration when needed.
6. by CiprianM on Fri 05 Feb 2010 @ 11:54
In my opinion this looks great and i believe it tastes greater (i haven't tried it yet). I hope i can try it, but in my country, can't find in shops puff pastry.
I want to try make it myself ... can anyone help me ???
and not to forget ... Jamie u're a GOD for me man ... love you !!!
7. by Fanja on Sat 10 Oct 2009 @ 12:04
Hi I've already tried oliver's starter(cucumber with skin and cream with salmon it's great) it was a show from the TV long time ago when I was to live in England I'm back to my country since 2006 still looking his recipes from the internet and so happy to show that to my family and friends his recipes and tried so many things.Thanks Jamie u r my best chef.
8. by Jagoda on Thu 13 Aug 2009 @ 01:55
Hello everyone! I made my jamie's tart with lots of apples (cox's) and cinnamon. I made it in round frying oven safe pan. It was heavy bottomed and has two handles. Tart came out scrumptious!!! It looks as lovely as it tastes and I really recommend apples for this recipe. For those who could get sugar carmelized, u have probably used to high temperature.it needs to be medium-low also need more time (in my case 10 mins) stir from time to time not constantly! it needs total attention would make it before dinner paty! it is lovely!
9. by Jess on Tue 21 Jul 2009 @ 20:10
I couldn't get the sugar to dissolve either. I tried twice then ran out of sugar. What went wrong?
10. by Kimberley on Sun 05 Jul 2009 @ 19:54
I made this tonight for my family and it was DELICIOUS!!! Everyone loved it and was great with a blob of vanilla ice cream. I didnt use orange zest, but the cinnamon really adds a great flavour! I will be making it again soon. Very easy, but the hardest part was trying to flip it out of the dish!
YUM YUM YUM
11. by Nix on Sat 20 Jun 2009 @ 14:05
Hasn't ANYONE had trouble dissolving the sugar in the melted butter? I tried 3 times unsuccessfully (at my dinner party!) and had to dissolve it in water first, caramalise, and then add the fat. I got there eventually, but not without a lot of teasing from my guests! Please can someone tell me where I went wrong?
12. by nekayla on Sat 13 Jun 2009 @ 09:26
this was so easy! you must try this recipe! i even made it in a round baking dish and it came out perfect! next im going to try it with apples! thanks jamie! xx
13. by Hannahw on Mon 25 May 2009 @ 12:16
what type of tin have people used? I can't find anything close to a 19 x 30cm recatangular one!
14. by ramonamari on Fri 03 Apr 2009 @ 13:16
Hi,Jamie,I'm going to make this beutiful inviting tart tomorrow.I love cooking,I'm Romanian ,but I live in Italy and I love trying your recepies.Thank you.
15. by Skye Garman on Tue 24 Feb 2009 @ 03:54
YUM!! i live New Zealand and i watched Jamie saves our bacon, im 12 and,well wow that really opend my eyes!! thank you soooooo much!!!
16. by jamie on Mon 23 Feb 2009 @ 10:43
jamie olivers red nose day recipes rock
17. by Jade on Mon 23 Feb 2009 @ 02:05
Hi Jamie (if you read these comments?). I think you are an amazingly talented chef, and I am very interested in what you do. I am 15 and really enjoy working in the kitchen, making things for other people. I usually follow book recipes the first timeI make something, and add my own twist the next time I make it. Anyways, please leave a comment to reply, as I believe you are the most talented cook in the world and would love to hear any suggestions you may have for myself or anyone else! Thank you for being an inspiration to me, and I'm sure, many others!
Here is a list of some things I enjoy making (desserts):
Warm Chocolate Fondants
Sticky Toffee Puddings
Walnut & Honey Tart
(Homemade) Ice Cream Sundaes
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Blueberry Muffins (own recipe)
Fruit Crumbles (own recipes)
Iced Coffee & Walnut Cake (own recipe)
Chocolate Roulade
Almond Butter Cookies
Triple Chocolate Muffins
Butter Shortbread Fingers
Fresh Fruit Smoothies
...And a few more...
18. by kalina on Sat 21 Feb 2009 @ 17:03
Thanks Jamie this recipe was fantastic. I have made it two times during the last 2 weeks and it was a great success with our guests.
19. by Liz Pasenow on Sat 21 Feb 2009 @ 03:20
Love this easy reference to fabulous recipes by Jamie
20. by linda humphrey on Wed 18 Feb 2009 @ 13:45
Hi - where is the picture of how to roll out pastry on its side, please?
21. by ilovejamie<3 on Tue 17 Feb 2009 @ 12:49
wow this sounds so good think might need to try this xx
22. by Jimbo_B on Mon 16 Feb 2009 @ 14:55
What a great pud!!!
Absolutely amazed how easy this was, yet how brilliant this turned out and tasted!! :D
Highly recommend this to anyone - irrespective of ability, I'm no great shakes in the kitchen (yet!!!!) but found this easy and enjoyable to cook.
23. by kate on Fri 13 Feb 2009 @ 20:06
im a young teenager and i LOVE cooking this recipe is easy fun and tastes FAB!! i love this and made it for my mum and dad ive made it 5 times since it works everytime
we all love it here try it out!
x
24. by Emily Ferry on Thu 12 Feb 2009 @ 16:40
I tink ur food is great and that looks so yummy i hope to be as good as u one day cos im always cooking with my dad and he s good to maybe as good as u?
25. by Trez.. Out of Holland! on Thu 12 Feb 2009 @ 12:24
Hey, did some of you also tried the Sonja Bakker diet program?
Her food is also great.. but i never tried Jamies food tough, i'm gonna try it for sure.
www.sonjabakker.nl.. (its not to discriminate jamie or something)
So they also can try her food.. But Jamie i love youre television program!
And i wish you the best.
Greets out of holland.
- Trezz!
26. by FATIMA on Thu 12 Feb 2009 @ 09:54
WOW WOW WOW. MY TASTE BUGS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.....
LOL I LOVE JAMIE OLIVER
10/10
GREAT JOB!!!!!
27. by lauren on Tue 10 Feb 2009 @ 09:35
this recipe isn't his latest one because i watched him make it at the good food show in november
28. by Tylene on Tue 10 Feb 2009 @ 02:13
Mmmm, bananas, coconut and caramel.... my most favorite combination in the entire world... I'll add a few chocolate flakes as well!
29. by Hannah Smith on Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 10:47
I think jamie oliver is fantastic and ive learnt alot from him and his shows but i think the instructions on this website could be a bit clearer I found that the first time i made it it want very good and my husband agreed.
30. by suzie on Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 09:03
This looks ghastly!
31. by Cassie England on Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 01:13
hey i cant wait to try it
i am working my way up to be a chef hopefully i can be as good as u
32. by becca on Sun 08 Feb 2009 @ 16:32
sorry but it doesn't look so nice.
i thought it was toad in the hole
lol.
33. by Ji hae, Han on Sun 08 Feb 2009 @ 03:40
hello~
it's look like very difficult..
but i tred this !
and i'm korean~
then i can't speak english very well..
so i look the recipe long time
hahaha~
34. by AA on Sat 07 Feb 2009 @ 10:54
rite i dnt knw where 2 start just to ask hw do you do it cos i luv 2 cook but then ur food its just so good that ever1 likes dem so do u think u cud give mii sum tips
35. by Dayna on Wed 04 Feb 2009 @ 12:20
im sorry but this looks horrible maybe it taste better than it looks :S x
36. by karima on Tue 03 Feb 2009 @ 20:21
Jamie you are the king cook man and would like to meet you.
37. by chloe on Tue 03 Feb 2009 @ 16:15
jamie oliver is the best cook in the whole world
38. by ola on Mon 02 Feb 2009 @ 16:18
it is delicious!!!! thank you:)
39. by nastya on Sun 01 Feb 2009 @ 10:11
Jamie, you are the best cook! My mom is crazy about you and your recipes, and i like things she cooks. But in our country we dont have your shows any more.....
40. by sharon on Fri 30 Jan 2009 @ 23:49
i have always enjoyed your shows and i have also got a few of your cook books.im havind with my sons weight what can i do to get it in control
41. by incaskeeper on Wed 28 Jan 2009 @ 20:21
Just made for the first time... yummie, its a winner and easy to do too!
42. by Kerstin on Tue 27 Jan 2009 @ 09:11
Jamie oliver is perfekt cook!
43. by SReis on Tue 20 Jan 2009 @ 21:56
hmmmmm... :P
44. by Ian on Tue 20 Jan 2009 @ 16:51
Great recipe.But first time i tryed this recipe i messed it up lol.But secound time it was perfect .
Thanks
Ian
45. by hind bamadhaf on Tue 20 Jan 2009 @ 13:35
jamie oliver you r the best of all..i love your recipes..thanks alot
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Delicious!!!<br /> Don't worry about stirring the caramel, it doesn't make any difference. Eventually all the clumps of suger will melt and you'll have a beautiful caramel sauce. <br /> Just be careful not to use a (cheap) plastic spatula or something. I had to do it twice because the spatula melted in the hot caramel:-)
i like it, very very))))<br /> thank you!
Hey! I tried to make this recipe but found the instructions really hard to follow and the measurements were all out. <br /> Anyway, attempt two I used the Jamie Oliver video on Youtube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFjzLMb_36k) and found it really helpful and the measurements were correct (although I did have to take the measurements on here for some ingredients that weren't mentioned). <br /> It may just be me being thick but if anyone else struggled with this recipe I would recommend going on Youtube because this dish is delicious and it would be a shame to miss out!<br /> <br />
To get your sugar and butter to caramelize, try not to stir it around too much. Then instead of melting, it will clump up and become grainy. Let it sit on medium heat. When the edges become brownish, use your utensil to draw it into the centre. Having a large enough surface area on your saucepan/tray also helps to caramelize faster. <br /> I used a saucepan instead of a baking tray and then poured the sugar into my baking dish. The first time, I stirred too much and my saucepan was too small.
jamie. This is the bomb. I serve it to my guests al the time. So simple and so nice. Thanks for giving us chefs some inspiration when needed.
In my opinion this looks great and i believe it tastes greater (i haven't tried it yet). I hope i can try it, but in my country, can't find in shops puff pastry.
I want to try make it myself ... can anyone help me ???
and not to forget ... Jamie u're a GOD for me man ... love you !!!
Hi I've already tried oliver's starter(cucumber with skin and cream with salmon it's great) it was a show from the TV long time ago when I was to live in England I'm back to my country since 2006 still looking his recipes from the internet and so happy to show that to my family and friends his recipes and tried so many things.Thanks Jamie u r my best chef.
Hello everyone! I made my jamie's tart with lots of apples (cox's) and cinnamon. I made it in round frying oven safe pan. It was heavy bottomed and has two handles. Tart came out scrumptious!!! It looks as lovely as it tastes and I really recommend apples for this recipe. For those who could get sugar carmelized, u have probably used to high temperature.it needs to be medium-low also need more time (in my case 10 mins) stir from time to time not constantly! it needs total attention would make it before dinner paty! it is lovely!
I couldn't get the sugar to dissolve either. I tried twice then ran out of sugar. What went wrong?
I made this tonight for my family and it was DELICIOUS!!! Everyone loved it and was great with a blob of vanilla ice cream. I didnt use orange zest, but the cinnamon really adds a great flavour! I will be making it again soon. Very easy, but the hardest part was trying to flip it out of the dish!
YUM YUM YUM
Hasn't ANYONE had trouble dissolving the sugar in the melted butter? I tried 3 times unsuccessfully (at my dinner party!) and had to dissolve it in water first, caramalise, and then add the fat. I got there eventually, but not without a lot of teasing from my guests! Please can someone tell me where I went wrong?
this was so easy! you must try this recipe! i even made it in a round baking dish and it came out perfect! next im going to try it with apples! thanks jamie! xx
what type of tin have people used? I can't find anything close to a 19 x 30cm recatangular one!
Hi,Jamie,I'm going to make this beutiful inviting tart tomorrow.I love cooking,I'm Romanian ,but I live in Italy and I love trying your recepies.Thank you.
YUM!! i live New Zealand and i watched Jamie saves our bacon, im 12 and,well wow that really opend my eyes!! thank you soooooo much!!!
jamie olivers red nose day recipes rock
Hi Jamie (if you read these comments?). I think you are an amazingly talented chef, and I am very interested in what you do. I am 15 and really enjoy working in the kitchen, making things for other people. I usually follow book recipes the first timeI make something, and add my own twist the next time I make it. Anyways, please leave a comment to reply, as I believe you are the most talented cook in the world and would love to hear any suggestions you may have for myself or anyone else! Thank you for being an inspiration to me, and I'm sure, many others!
Here is a list of some things I enjoy making (desserts):
Warm Chocolate Fondants
Sticky Toffee Puddings
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Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Blueberry Muffins (own recipe)
Fruit Crumbles (own recipes)
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Almond Butter Cookies
Triple Chocolate Muffins
Butter Shortbread Fingers
Fresh Fruit Smoothies
...And a few more...
Thanks Jamie this recipe was fantastic. I have made it two times during the last 2 weeks and it was a great success with our guests.
Love this easy reference to fabulous recipes by Jamie
Hi - where is the picture of how to roll out pastry on its side, please?
wow this sounds so good think might need to try this xx
What a great pud!!!
Absolutely amazed how easy this was, yet how brilliant this turned out and tasted!! :D
Highly recommend this to anyone - irrespective of ability, I'm no great shakes in the kitchen (yet!!!!) but found this easy and enjoyable to cook.
im a young teenager and i LOVE cooking this recipe is easy fun and tastes FAB!! i love this and made it for my mum and dad ive made it 5 times since it works everytime
we all love it here try it out!
x
I tink ur food is great and that looks so yummy i hope to be as good as u one day cos im always cooking with my dad and he s good to maybe as good as u?
Hey, did some of you also tried the Sonja Bakker diet program?
Her food is also great.. but i never tried Jamies food tough, i'm gonna try it for sure.
www.sonjabakker.nl.. (its not to discriminate jamie or something)
So they also can try her food.. But Jamie i love youre television program!
And i wish you the best.
Greets out of holland.
- Trezz!
WOW WOW WOW. MY TASTE BUGS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.....
LOL I LOVE JAMIE OLIVER
10/10
GREAT JOB!!!!!
this recipe isn't his latest one because i watched him make it at the good food show in november
Mmmm, bananas, coconut and caramel.... my most favorite combination in the entire world... I'll add a few chocolate flakes as well!
I think jamie oliver is fantastic and ive learnt alot from him and his shows but i think the instructions on this website could be a bit clearer I found that the first time i made it it want very good and my husband agreed.
This looks ghastly!
hey i cant wait to try it
i am working my way up to be a chef hopefully i can be as good as u
sorry but it doesn't look so nice.
i thought it was toad in the hole
lol.
hello~
it's look like very difficult..
but i tred this !
and i'm korean~
then i can't speak english very well..
so i look the recipe long time
hahaha~
rite i dnt knw where 2 start just to ask hw do you do it cos i luv 2 cook but then ur food its just so good that ever1 likes dem so do u think u cud give mii sum tips
im sorry but this looks horrible maybe it taste better than it looks :S x
Jamie you are the king cook man and would like to meet you.
jamie oliver is the best cook in the whole world
it is delicious!!!! thank you:)
Jamie, you are the best cook! My mom is crazy about you and your recipes, and i like things she cooks. But in our country we dont have your shows any more.....
i have always enjoyed your shows and i have also got a few of your cook books.im havind with my sons weight what can i do to get it in control
Just made for the first time... yummie, its a winner and easy to do too!
Jamie oliver is perfekt cook!
hmmmmm... :P
Great recipe.But first time i tryed this recipe i messed it up lol.But secound time it was perfect .
Thanks
Ian
jamie oliver you r the best of all..i love your recipes..thanks alot