Turon: Crisp Caramel-Glazed Banana and Jackfruit Rolls
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.
Sugared banana and jackfruit wrapped in spring roll pastry, fried until crisp and turned in brown sugar caramel.
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Method
- 1
Coat the bananas. Spread the 100 g brown sugar in the shallow dish and roll each banana piece in it until coated. The sugar melts as they fry and sweetens from within.
- 2
Roll them up. Lay a wrapper as a diamond, set a banana piece across the middle and top with a few jackfruit strips. Fold up the bottom point, fold in the sides and roll firmly, sealing the last point with a dab of water. Fry within 1 h so the wrappers stay crisp rather than soggy.
- 3
Fry. Heat about 1 cm of oil in the large pan to 175 °C. Fry the rolls in two batches for 3-4 min, turning, until golden and crisp all over, then drain on the rack.
- 4
Make the caramel. In the second pan, melt the 80 g brown sugar with the 2 tbsp water over medium heat. Let it bubble for 2-3 min until a shade darker and thick enough to coat a spoon.
- 5
Glaze. Add the fried rolls and turn them quickly in the caramel for about 1 min until shiny all over. Work fast, because the caramel keeps darkening.
- 6
Let it set. Return them to the rack for 3 min so the caramel hardens into a crackly shell, then serve warm.
Storage
Best eaten within a few hours. Keep leftovers uncovered at room temperature for up to 1 day; reheat in a 200 °C (180 °C fan) oven for 5-6 min to crisp.
EU nutrition claims
- Low saturated fat: 0.4 g saturated fat per 100 g, 1.2% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low salt: 0.24 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 139 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
43.7 g per serving
87.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 174.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- shallow dish
- small bowl of water
- large heavy frying pan
- second frying pan
- tongs
- wire rack
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 436 kcal |
| Protein | 3.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 92.3 g |
| of which sugars | 65 g |
| of which free sugars | 43.7 g |
| Fat | 8.3 g |
| of which saturates | 0.6 g |
| Fibre | 2.4 g |
| Salt | 0.33 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.8 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
