Bananas Foster
Dessert made with flambeed hot sliced bananas in brown sugar, butter, rum sauce served over vanilla ice cream.
Equipment
- 12-inch skillet
- spatula
- ice cream scoop
- long match
Ingredients
- 2 ounce butter - unsalted
- 1 cup dark brown sugar - lightly packed
- ½ tsp cinnamon - ground
- ¼ cup banana liqueur
- 4 firm-ripe bananas - peeled, halved lengthwise, then halved crosswise.
- ¼ cup amber rum - such as Old New Orleans or Goslings
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a 12-inch skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon and cook until moist, about 1 minute.
- Add the banana liqueur and cook, stirring continuously, until the grainy texture disappears and the mixture rolls off the spoon in a steady stream, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Put the banana quarters rounded side down in the pan. Cook until the bananas begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Turn the bananas onto their flat sides. Remove the pan from the heat and pour in the rum. Set the pan over high heat and light with a long match or grill lighter. Gently shake the pan until the flame subsides. Remove from the heat.
- Place a generous scoop of ice cream in 6 to 8 individual heatproof dessert bowls. Arrange 2 to 3 pieces of sautéed banana around each scoop of ice cream. Spoon on the sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
Such a fun and delicious dessert for special occasions!
Nutrition
Calories: 1.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 230g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 405mg | Potassium: 1.472mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 197g | Vitamin A: 1.857IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 418mg | Iron: 2mg
