Preheat the oven

• Preheat the oven to 200 °C.

Prepare the maple base

• Pour the maple syrup into an oven-safe pan of about 24 cm.
• Sprinkle the sea salt over the syrup.

Arrange the bananas

• Slice the bananas in half lengthways.
• Lay them flat side down in the pan.

Top with the pastry

• Cut the puff pastry into a circle.
• Place it over the bananas and gently pat it down to seal.
• Brush the melted butter on top.

Bake the tarte

• Bake in the oven until the pastry is golden and puffed.
• Remember the pan handle is very hot when you take it out.

Flip and serve

• Lay baking paper over the tarte, then a board on top.
• Flip over to reveal the caramelised banana.
• Serve with cream or ice cream and a sprinkle of icing sugar.