Dessert Nachos

Today sisters Chef E and Chef S made a new treat... dessert nachos!  The inspiration originated from Chef S' s recent cooking class.  Chef E and I looked on as her class made tortillas from scratch and then turned them into cinnamon-sugar "nachos."  But- wait!  There were no toppings!  

Chef E turned to me and said, "We can do better at home."

And so today we accepted the challenge!

Step One:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lay three tortillas onto baking sheets (we lined ours with nonstick foil) and spray with cooking spray.

Step Two:

Measure one tablespoon of sugar and sprinkle it over the three tortillas.   Then sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.

Step Three:

Bake tortillas until crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Step Four:

Slice your fruit of choice, for toppings.  We selected bananas, but strawberries would also be nice.  Chef S' s cooking school teaches young children to cut with the pizza cutters above.  I thought this to be a brilliant solution and snagged two for the girls.

Behold, our mound of massacred bananas!

Step Five:

When the tortillas are ready, pull them out of the oven.  I cut the tortillas myself, so the girls would not handle a hot pan.

Step Six:

Sprinkle with your toppings of choice.  My girls selected chocolate chips, marshmallows, and bananas, but the options are endless.  Let your imagination go wild!  Strawberries... caramel sauce... toasted almonds... even yogurt to "dip" them in (like sour cream for regular nachos).

Step Seven:

We found that the toppings needed extra "goo" factor, so we places our nachos back into the oven for a few minutes.  Chef E has questioned whether we should top the tortillas during Step Two.  Next time, we may give it a try!

Finished product!  The bananas help give the marshmallows and chocolate satisfying "ooze."  Chef E and Chef S found them to be so tasty that we had to wipe huge chocolate smudges from their faces.  Success!