Turon (Banana Lumpia)
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Loading... - Helena Foster
- 23 Feb 2023
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Prep:30 mins
Cook:10 mins
Cool Time:30 mins
Total:70 mins
Servings:8 servings
Yield:8 pieces
What is Turon?
Turon, sometimes called banana lumpia, is a popular sweet street treat in the Philippines. Eaten as a snack or a dessert, it is made of sliced saba bananas rolled in brown sugar, wrapped in lumpia or spring roll skin, deep-fried, then coated with hard caramel. In addition to the banana, it can often include other fillings like jackfruit, mango, coconut, ube, and even cheese.
The Ingredients
Saba bananas are native to the Philippines and are shorter and fatter than your standard banana. They are square in shape and starchier, thus making them perfect cooking bananas. Lumpia, found in the Philippines and Indonesia, are similar to spring rolls. Their wrappers, in comparison to spring roll wrappers, are usually circular, thinner, and more paper-like or crepey in texture. It can be difficult to source Saba bananas and lumpia wrappers, in which case you can easily substitute regular bananas and spring roll wrappers.
Make Ahead
Turon should be consumed the day they are made but can be prepped in advance and frozen for up to three months before deep frying.
Ingredients
8 lumpia or spring roll wrappers
2 large bananas, preferably saba
1 can jackfruit in syrup, optional
1/2 cup (107 grams) dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cool water
4 cups vegetable oil, for frying
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar, divided, for the caramel
Steps to Make It
1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Peel apart 8 lumpia wrappers and set aside. Cover with a piece of plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
3. Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise and then in half crosswise, so you have 8 total pieces. Read More…
