Banana Quesadillas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 medium ripe bananas, peeled
• 10 flour tortillas (7 inches in diameter)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups caramel sauce, warm,recipe follows
• 4 medium bananas
• whipped cream (optional, for serving)

Recipe

• 1 in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• 2 add the sugar and bananas, continue to beat until smooth.
• 3 spread 1/4 cup of the filling over half of each tortilla.
• 4 fold the other half over the filling and press slightly.
• 5 place on a large plate and cover with plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate until the filling sets, about 30 minutes.
• 7 in a large saute pan, over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 8 pan-fry the tortillas in batches, 3 at a time, until golden on each side, about 2 minutes per side.
• 9 repeat the above process with the remaining butter and filled tortillas.
• 10 to serve, slice each filled tortilla into thirds.
• 11 arrange the slices in the center of each serving plate.
• 12 spoon a 1/4 cup of the warm caramel sauce over each plate.
• 13 peel the bananas and slice 1/4-inch thick.
• 14 garnish each plate with the sliced bananas and whipped cream, if desired.