Classic New Orleans Bananas Foster Recipe

New Orleans Bananas Foster is an easy yet elegant and impressive dessert to serve any night of the week. This traditional dessert is a classic and basic recipe to have on hand.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bananas foster, new orleans bananas foster

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 6

Servings servings

Calories 281kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
6 tablespoons salted butter
3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch ground nutmeg
1/4 cup spiced rum
vanilla ice cream to serve

Instructions

Cut the bananas in half, then cut the halves in half lengthwise and set aside.
3 ripe bananas
In a large skillet over medium heat, add the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir constantly until the butter and sugars are melted and combined, about 2 minutes.
6 tablespoons salted butter, 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, pinch ground nutmeg
Add the cut bananas to the pan and coat them in the sauce.
Take off the heat. Add the rum and, using a torch or lighter with a long handle, VERY CAREFULLY light the rum on fire, and allow the rum to cook off fully. The flame will disappear when ready.
1/4 cup spiced rum
Place the skillet back on the stove and continue to cook until the bananas are soft and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 4 more minutes.
Serve the bananas with scoops of vanilla ice cream, and pour more of the sauce on top.
vanilla ice cream

Notes

Nutrition calculated without the ice cream.

Make sure to use ripe bananas but not overly ripe, so they don't become mushy.
Use bourbon in place of rum.
I do not recommend freezing.
Lots of fun options to serve with this dessert, see above on my recommendations.
Only kid friendly if you use apple or pineapple juice instead of alcohol.
Use rum extract to amp up the rum flavor, especially if not using alcohol.
Make sure you do the flambé step in a well-ventilated area away from cabinets and kitchen towels.

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