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bananas foster

Recipe by
Sheri Raleigh-Yearby
Waco, TX

Timeless New Orleans favorite. Simple ingredients build rich flavors.

yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For bananas foster

  • 1 lb
    bananas
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    banana liquer
  • 1 c
    rum

How To Make bananas foster

  • 1
    Prepare and assemble the Bananas Foster at the dinner table when you are ready to serve them. Light an alcohol burner or table-top stove and set a 12-inch copper flambé or crepe-suzette pan over the flame.
  • 2
    Arrange all the ingredients conveniently beside the pan. Place a scoop of ice cream on each of four chilled individual dessert plates and set them to one side.
  • 3
    Combine the butter and brown sugar in the flambé pan and stir until the mixture becomes smooth syrup. Add the bananas and baste them with the syrup for 3 or 4 minutes, then sprinkle in the cinnamon
  • 4
    Carefully pour in the banana liqueur and rum, and let the liquors warm for a few seconds. They may burst into flames spontaneously. If not, ignite them with a match. Slide the pan back and forth until the flames die, basting the bananas all the while.
  • 5
    Place two banana halves around each scoop of ice cream, spoon the sauce over the top and serve at once.
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