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Banana Phyllo Ingredients

* ¼ cup dried cherries
* ½ cup hot water
* 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
* 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
* ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 8 sheets of phyllo pastry
* ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
* 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped
* 4 small bananas
* 1 jar store-bought chocolate sauce
* garnish of icing sugar and raspberries

Banana Phyllo Instructions

1. Soak dried cherries in hot water for 5 minutes. Squeeze the water out of cherries and set aside.
2. In a small bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Set aside.
3. Peel the 4 bananas and cut each one in half lengthwise. Set aside.
4. Cut the 8 sheets of phyllo pastry in half and cover with a damp towel.
5. Place one piece of cut phyllo dough onto a work surface and brush lightly with melted butter. Place another sheet of pastry on top and lightly brush with butter. Repeat until you have 4 layers.
6. Spread one quarter of the cream cheese in center of pastry. Sprinkle on a quarter of the chocolate and a quarter of the cherries over the cream cheese.
7. Place two banana slices side by side (lengthwise) on top of the filling. Fold the side edges inward. Then fold the front half over on top of the bananas and roll tightly to create a rectangular package. Brush top with butter.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the other 3 bananas. Place the 4 wrapped bananas on a cooking tray.
9. Put tray in convection oven and bake at 350°F with convection turned on. Set timer for 20 minutes. Bake until golden brown.
10. Remove tray from oven and cool on rack. To serve, cut diagonally and drizzle with chocolate sauce. Add a light dusting of icing sugar and garnish with a few raspberries.

If you love this recipe and want to take it a little further the next time you have company, try making the chocolate sauce from scratch.

Chocolate Sauce Ingredients

* 1 cup water
* ⅔ cup granulated sugar
* ½ cup cocoa powder
* 2 tablespoons strong espresso or 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
* ½ cup heavy cream

Chocolate Sauce Instructions

1. Combine the water and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil for 5 minutes.
2. Reduce heat to medium and whisk in coffee and cocoa powder until smooth. Add cream while whisking to combine and cook until sauce thickens (about 3 minutes).
3. Remove from heat and cool.