Making authentic Bananas Fosters ain’t that hard boos. You slice up bananas, cook them in a brown sugar sauce then fire it up to get that sauce nice and silky. That’s it. If you have some ripe bananas sitting on the counter, get into this recipe ASAP. Serve it up old school with scoops of homemade vanilla ice cream.
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Bananas Foster Ingredient Notes
- Butter: Can’t get that sauce party started without this rich and creamy ingredient!
- Brown Sugar: You can use light or dark brown sugar for this. You can also make your own brown sugar with granulated sugar and molasses.
- Cinnamon and Nutmeg: Pumpkin pie or apple pie spice also works.
- Bananas: They should be peeled and sliced lengthwise. Ripe but not too soft is the key.
- Light Rum and Banana Liqueur: Replace rum with whisky or grab apple, orange or pineapple juice. It won’t light a fire but it will still taste lovely.
How to make Bananas Foster
Step 1: Add butter to a pan along with brown sugar and let dissolve. Add banana slices and cook for 2 minutes.
Step 2: After you add in your spices, toss in your boozes and vanilla then light it up (if you want). The result is this!
Bananas Foster
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 medium sized bananas peeled and sliced lengthwise into long strips
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1/4 cup light rum
- 1 tbsp banana liqueur
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add butter to a large heavy bottomed pan and melt over medium heat.
- Once completely melted down, whisk or stir in the brown sugar and let dissolve into the butter completely.
- Add banana slices to the sugar mixture and cook for about 2 minutes on one side then turn over and cook for 2 minutes on the other side.
- Add in cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg then finally the rum, banana liqueur and vanilla and cook until it begins to bubble.
- THIS IS OPTIONAL: Once you see it bubbling, use a long lighter and light it but be VERY CAREFUL.
- Continue basting until the flames burn out and then serve with vanilla ice cream immediately.
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Recipe Tips
- Ripe but Not Too Ripe: Make sure you use ripe banana but they should still be somewhat firm. Too soft bananas will turn to mush as soon as you cook them.
- Stay safe boos: We are literally playing with fire so you need to make sure your area is well-ventilated and keep your lid nearby when you light it up. Light with a longer lighter or match, and make sure you tilt the pan away from you for safety.
- Serve Right Away: Make sure you get that bananas foster recipe on plates asap with ice cream to serve. It’s best when its nice and warm, and that sauce is deliciously gooey.
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Recipe Help
You can definitely skip firing it up. It just helps burn off the alcohol faster. If you want to skip this step, simmer the sauce longer to burn off the alcohol more naturally.
Yep you can boos. Just substitute the rum and liqueur with orange, pineapple or apple juice and skip the light up!
Honestly I wouldn’t suggest that you do. It’s best to serve this up immediately after making it.
Make sure you grab a sauté pan or heavy bottomed skillet that applies even heat and can stand the heat! Just don’t use non-stick for this since it isn’t usually built to handle high heat.
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My children loved it when I would sprinkle cinnamon into the flame.
We can’t get enough of this recipe! So soooo yummy!! Thank you!
Enjoyed this for dessert last night and it was incredible! The caramel sauce can’t be beat; easily, a new favorite way to enjoy bananas!
OMG, the best! Love bananas foster and this recipe is perfection. Love to serve this with ice cream. It’s a dessert that everyone always loves. Thanks for the great recipe.
This is pretty much my ideal dessert. So simple and delicious.
I LOVE bananas foster, but have always been too intimidated to try making it at home. But I am going to try this, as it sounds much easier than I thought! And I wanted to be transported to New Orleans for a night!