This recipe makes crispy vegan Baked Banana Wontons that taste perfect on their own—but they're even better topped with Coconut Caramel Sauce and ice cream!
Ready for the New Year
Okay, so maybe desserts are the last thing you want to think about right now. I know! I totally get that! But one year I had banana wontons on New Year's Eve and now I always associate them with the New Year. So this is my New Year's recipe, posted a little bit in advance.
Healthy Version
The best thing about these wontons, aside from how flipping easy they are to make, is that it's the kind of dessert that seems like it would be high in calories, but it's totally not. Each wonton is only about 30 calories (depending on the brand of wonton wrappers you use), so a serving of four is completely doable as a dessert or snack. I used to make these by spraying them with my oil mister and while that works out well, I've found that brushing them with melted coconut oil is even better—they are this close to having the same crispy texture as deep-fried wontons.
Party Version
But since this is a New Year's post, healthy banana wontons would be a wee bit disappointing, right? So if you want to go all out, I've included a vegan caramel sauce recipe too—a coconut caramel sauce recipe, to be exact. The coconut-y flavor is the perfect pairing for the banana wontons. And if you really want to go all out, serve the wontons and coconut caramel sauce with some vanilla ice cream.
(If you are making these for New Year's Eve, you really need to serve them with ice cream. Your diet starts on the 1st, remember?)
Recipe
Ingredients
Baked Banana Wontons
- 1 medium banana mashed with a fork
- ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
- 16 wonton wrappers see note
- 1 tsp coconut oil melted (or oil mister/cooking spray)
Coconut Caramel Sauce
- ⅓ cup coconut milk not light—you need the full-fat kind
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
Baked Banana Wontons
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine cinnamon and banana in a small bowl. Place a heaping teaspoon of banana filling in the center of each wonton wrapper. Brush edges of wrapper with a small amount of water, fold into a triangle, and press edges together to seal.
- Brush both sides of each finished wonton with coconut oil (or spray both sides with oil or cooking spray). Place wontons on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes or until corners are browned and crispy.
Coconut Caramel Sauce
- Whisk together coconut milk, vanilla, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Combine sugar and water in a small heavy-duty saucepan over medium-high heat. Do not stir! Allow mixture to come to a boil. Once it begins to boil, watch it like a hawk. Eventually the mixture will start to smell like caramel and turn a golden color, then light brown. This will take about 6 minutes. When you see that it’s started to turn brown, slowly pour in coconut milk mixture, whisking constantly and quickly. If the sugar hardens around the whisk, don’t worry; it will melt. Just keep whisking! Continue to heat over medium-high until mixture has thickened and is a light caramel color, about 5 minutes more.
- Drizzle over wontons and ice cream.
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
We always do banana's foster for NYE, but I might have to switch it up this year with this dessert!
Kiersten says
Yay for banana desserts on NYE! And I thought I was the only one. 🙂
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says
omg my kids would LOVE This!
Kiersten says
They are very kid-friendly!
Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says
Dear sense of smell/taste...please come back ASAP so I can fully enjoy the awaiting deliciousness!
Kiersten says
Do you have a cold too?! So do I. I know I'm sick when I have absolutely no desire to eat...
Samantha says
These look too good to be true and the recipe looks so simple. My only issue would be folding them, I am bad at that kind of stuff. Everything always breaks on me. I'm not sure if the wrappers are super thin or not but i've been afraid to try because I rip fillo wrappers. I guess I need a gentler touch...
Kiersten says
Wonton wrappers are definitely a little bit sturdier than fillo. You should try them! I'm not the best at the fancy, restaurant-style wontons, but triangles are pretty doable. 🙂
Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook says
These sound delicious, and they're so pretty! I think I could drink that coconut caramel sauce. Yum!
Kiersten says
Yeah, the caramel sauce is reeeeally yummy. 😀
gem says
YUM! My relatives would make something similar, but in lumpia wrappers!
Jackie @ Domestic Fits says
Those look great! and I love that you baked them. That sounds sounds amazing, perfect for ice cream 🙂
Kare @ Kitchen Treaty says
This is totally cliche, but I am drooling on my keyboard. Seriously. How completely and utterly divine.
I keep trying to make black-eyed peas my New Year's tradition, but no matter what recipe I try they are usually so, so gross. Banana wontons for good luck? I like this idea much better!
Kiersten says
Ha! We moved to the South from the midwest and when I went grocery shopping on NYE last year, they had a big display of cooked black-eyed peas in the produce section. That was actually the first time I heard of the whole black-eyed peas for New Year's thing!
Jessi says
They came out beautifully!
Emily says
These would go beautifully with our traditional NYE dinner - Chinese food!
Thanks for another great recipe!
Kiersten says
I like that tradition! 😀
Shirley says
Yum, I've never heard of banana won tons, and caramel sauce always goes good with bananas. And 30 calories each means I can eat dozens of them, right? 😉
Kiersten says
I could totally eat dozens of them. They are really addictive! I've made this recipe over and over again and we never get tired of it. 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
Coconut caramel sauce as optional? No WAY! It is a MUST! These wontons look irresistible!
Kiersten says
Yeah, everything is better with caramel sauce, right? 😀
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Sounds just divine, every bit of it!
Kelly Stilwell says
These look so good!! I can't wait to try them..with the sauce...and the ice cream!
Carolyn says
Holy moley! These sound amazing. I always have room for more dessert.
Amy (Savory Moments) says
These sound seriously delicious --- the sauce is a definite must! Happy New Year!
Kiersten says
Thank you! Happy New Year to you too! 🙂
JulieD says
This looks awesome, Kiersten!! I have been wanting to do a fried banana wonton for a long time and yours is way healthier. 🙂
Courtney Rae Jones says
Wow! What a fantastic idea! 🙂 I have to try the coconut caramel sauce. Look incredible.
Jeanette says
That coconut caramel sauce sounds dangerously good!
Bernadette @ Now Stir It Up says
These look so cute and delicious. I know people who would do flips for these. I love the coconut carmel sauce idea!!!
Velva says
These banana won tons rock! Yes, I totally over indulged during Christmas and desserts are not high on my list -still these are light and delicious and would be perfect for New Year.
Thanks for sharing.
Velva
Kiersten says
Yup, without the caramel sauce, these aren't heavy at all--they even make a good snack!
Meg @ Beard and Bonnet says
These look divine! I want to eat that whole platter right now. Thanks for sharing:)
Jenn says
How wrong you are, my friend. That coconut caramel sauce is NOT optional. 😉
Kiersten says
Ha! You're right. Neither is the ice cream. 🙂
sarah@thesweetlife says
I may need to try these before January when I'm switching to raw for the month.
Kiersten says
Good luck with the raw diet! I can't wait to see the recipes you come up with. 🙂
Laura (GotChocolate) says
Oh my word, these look SO good. I absolutely LOVE wontons. Great idea on the healthy caramel sauce. Clever, as always!
Kiersten says
Well, the caramel isn't exactly healthy, just dairy-free. 🙂 I WISH it was healthy because I would put it on everything I eat...