Hot Sugarcane Bananas (Caribbean)

Serves 4

4 ripe bananas
knob of butter
4 tsp dark muscovado sugar

- Make a slit down the length of the bananas, without cutting right through. Open the skin slightly and dot the bananas with the butter and sprinkle each one with the sugar
- Put the bananas into a shallow dish and microwave on High for 3–4 minutes until the skins turn black and the banana flesh is warm and soft
Roots recommends...Haven’t got a microwave? Then bake them in the oven preheated to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5 for 15 minutes.