Thai Banana Spring Rolls are an easy dessert with bananas rolled up in a spring rolls then fried to perfection and dipped in a sweet coconut cream sauce.
One bite of Thai Banana Spring Rolls and you will be hooked
Healthy World Cuisine is live on location in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Today we are going to be making some delicious Thai banana spring rolls. With your first bite, you will know why this very simple dish has such complex flavors and textures. One bite into the hot crispy exterior of the spring roll, then the smooth and creamy light essence of banana inside and topped off with warm creamy sweet coconut nut milk sauce and you will be hooked.
Thai Bananas
Bananas are Thailand most popular fruit and has about 20 different varieties, ranging from fragrant, sweet little " finger bananas" to large specimens with thick golden skins. Thai bananas also among the most versatile and turns up at Thai meals in numerous forms besides fresh at the peak of ripeness. When young and green, they may be eaten raw as a vegetable with a spicy sauce; more developed, but still unripe, they are sliced, dried in the sun, and fried for a snack.
Bananas are also grilled and soaked with syrup (Kluai ping), boiled in coconut milk with salt and sugar (Kluai Buat chi), boiled in syrup (Kluai chuam), smoked in the peel (Kluai phao), and turned into golden fritters (Kluai khaek). Thailand's bananas come in all shapes, sizes and colours: there are spherical, ping-pong ball-sized Kluai Khai tao (turtle's egg bananas); red-orange coloured naga bananas; recurved, delectably perfumed kluay leb mue naang (dancer's fingernail bananas), and many more exotics.
But four or five familiar varieties are common to all fruit markets. The kluay hawm, or "fragrant banana" is the one familiar to shoppers in western supermarkets. Smaller, firmer, and sweeter are the dark-yellow kluay Khai, or "egg bananas". Protein-rich kluay nam waa are said to be a fail-proof sex-enhancer when steeped in honey. So there you have it, Thai Banana Spring Rolls made with Kluay Khai are a perfect accompaniment for those testosterone filled football bowl game days.
Spring Roll Ingredients (Makes 16 spring rolls)
Recipe adapted from Smart Cook thai Cookery School in Chiang Mai
- 4 egg bananas (Kluay Khai) Has a thinner golden-yellow skin when ripe. It is eaten fresh or cooked in a light syrup. It is also popular as dried banana, candy, or cake (You can substitute regular bananas just cut them to size)
- fresh lime/lemon juice (to prevent the oxidation process)
- 16 Spring Roll pastry sheets (found in the freezer section of asian supermarkets)
- beaten egg to seal the pastry
- Oil for frying
Sauce Ingredients
- 2 Tbs Brown caramel sugar
- ½ can or 120ml Condensed milk
- 50 ml Coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
Step 1: Separate the spring roll pastry sheets and place them under a damp cloth. There are 2 sides to the spring roll so place the rough side upright and the smooth side on the outside.
Step 2: Put the beaten egg in a little bowl. On a separate plate squeeze the juice of lime/lemon juice.
Step 3: Peel one banana, and cut into 4 pieces lengthwise. Coat with a little lime/lemon juice. Place on a single pastry sheet (across one of the corners) then start rolling the pastry tightly, place egg (glue on 3 corners) folding in the edges as you go along to form a uniform spring roll. Seal the last tip with a little egg (glue). Repeat with the other bananas and store in the refrigerator until needed. (The Thai Banana Spring Rolls should only be the size of a ladies thumb)
Step 4: When ready to serve. Heat enough oil in a pan to deep fry the spring rolls. Heat the sauce ingredients in a pan over low heat and stir until thickened (about 5 minutes). When the oil is ready, deep fry the spring rolls till golden crispy. (about 2 minutes and turn frequently to prevent burning)
Step 5: Serve Thai Banana Spring Rolls warm and warm sweet coconut cream sauce on the side for dipping. (also fantastic plain without sauce) Enjoy.
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Thai Banana Spring Rolls
Ingredients
Thai Banana Spring Rolls
- 4 egg bananas
(Kluay Khai) or can use 2 regular bananas and cut in half and in eight long segments. - 1 tbsp lime juice
to prevent oxidation of the bananas - 16 Spring Roll pastry sheets
- 1 egg
beaten to seal the roll
Sweet Coconut Cream Sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 120 ml condensed milk
- 30 ml coconut milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Thai Banana Spring Rolls
- Separate the spring roll pastry sheets and place them under a damp cloth. There are 2 sides to the spring roll so place the rough side upright and the smooth side on the outside.
- Put the beaten egg in a little bowl. On a separate plate squeeze the juice of lime/lemon juice.
- Peel one "egg banana", and cut into 4 pieces lengthwise. Or cut one regular banana in half lengthwise and then in 8 long slices the size of a ladies thumb. Coat with a little lime/lemon juice. Place on a single pastry sheet (across one of the corners) then start rolling the pastry tightly, place egg (glue on 3 corners) folding in the edges as you go along to form a uniform spring roll. Seal the last tip with a little egg (glue). Repeat with the other bananas and store in the refrigerator until needed. (The Thai Banana Spring Rolls should only be the size of a ladies thumb)
- When ready to serve. Heat enough oil in a pan to deep fry the spring rolls. When the oil is ready, deep fry the spring rolls till golden crispy. (about 2 minutes and turn frequently to prevent burning)
Sweet Coconut Cream Sauce
- Heat the sauce ingredients in a pan over low heat and stir until thickened (about 5 minutes).
- Serve Thai Banana Spring Rolls warm and warm sweet coconut cream sauce on the side for dipping. (also fantastic plain without sauce) Enjoy.
My Family Loved it. I am definitely sharing Guys, Thanks For sharing this Great Recipe. this recipe and this website with my friend. Hope they also love it. Thank you again for sharing such a great recipe.
We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our recipe for Thai Banana spring rolls. Super easy dessert. Take Care
This is such a great idea! A better version of a fritter!
Thai Banana spring rolls are really light and delightful. I think I will be making these for a party I am hosting this weekend. Always a big hit!
You make it all look so easy. I've pinned you on my Pinterest page.
Thanks Kathleen. What is the "Pinterest page" on blogger? Can you direct me to the link? Take Care, BAM
My one brother and his 3 sons would go crazy for these banana spring rolls.
🙂 Mandy
Thanks Mandy. Just as an update on the football stats both University of Michigan and Michigan State University beat their opponents during the football bowls this week. Both very close games and the Thai banana spring rolls were a hit. Take Care
Wow. Those sound ridiculously amazing! Please excuse the drool 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Rachel. I love your website as well. Looking forward to keeping in touch in the new year.
Wow, I'm so jealous of your vacation! I've only been to Thailand for a brief layover, so I'd love to return and really experience the place.
This is a great recipe though- I glance over at those tiny bananas every time I go grocery shopping, never knowing what I'd do with them. Now I have an excuse to buy some!
I think one of the best way to get to know a country and their people is to cook with them and learn how to make some of the dishes they think are native to their region. Everyone is always proud of their culture and food so it opens up a gateway of friendships. Take Care, BAM
Looks wonderful!
Thanks Jen!
I love fried banana but never had banana spring roll. What a great idea! I like to try the coconut creme dipping sauce as well. 😉
It was my first time too and I had no idea what I was missing out on. Give a try and let me know what you think. Take Care
I miss Thai bananas, you just can't find them here! They're so sweet and perfect for these spring rolls. You've made me seriously homesick and hungry! 🙂
I can fully understand the home sickness part. UK dull winters do not help out one bit. Maybe its time to come to visit HK or Thailand. Take Care!
I always order these out, but now I have no excuse...I must make them at home! Thanks for posting, so excited to try these!!!!
Thanks Joanne. They are so easy to make a really must try. Have a great New Year.
Amazing photos, and a very neat recipe!
I knew there were a few other varieties of banana, but had no idea there were so many!
Thanks Marie. I did not know there were so many kinds of bananas either and there are used in so many different ways in Thai cooking. Both savory and sweet.
Thanks Smidge. If you cannot get Kluay Khai Bananas just use regular bananas and cut them in half and then in 4 long slices. Other alternatives, if you cannot find spring roll wrappers, might be to use egg roll wrappers or even try one thin slice of phyllo dough, not perfect, but in a pinch it might be used as a substitute. Take Care
I love these!!! I didn't think they would be something I could actually make.. Oh, I wish I had those ingredients here to make them. I'm sure we have those wrappers at the grocers... yay!!