Toffee & sesame bananas

• large bananas↗6

  peeled and quartered

• light muscovado sugar↗ tbsp
• butter↗ tbsp
• double cream↗200ml ml
• sesame seeds↗ tbsp

  toasted

• good-quality vanilla↗

  ice cream, to serve

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Toss the bananas in 2 tbsp of the sugar. Heat a griddle to medium, then cook the bananas, a few pieces at a time, until sticky and showing griddle marks. Keep warm in a low oven.

2. 2

   For the sauce, put the remaining sugar, the butter and cream into a saucepan and stir over a gentle heat until the sugar has melted. Stir in the sesame seeds. Can be made up to a day ahead. To serve, put a few pieces of banana into 8 serving dishes, spoon over some of the caramel, then top with a scoop of ice cream.