Balinese Grilled Bananas in Coconut Milk Caramel

I like to think of this recipe as a Balinese banana split. Imagine a sugar-crusted, smokily grilled banana served with a silken caramel sauce flavored with coconut milk, lemongrass, and palm sugar (palm sugar is a malty sweetener made from palm sap; it’s similar in flavor to light brown sugar). You can serve the grilled bananas in a bowl simply topped with this luscious, offbeat sauce or, if you prefer, with the ice cream I’ve made optional in this recipe.

The Balinese prepare this