Medium Caribbean Dessert

Chef John's Bananas Foster

Name: Chef John's Bananas Foster
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 67 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 2 bananas , peeled and halved lengthwise and crosswise; 2 fluids ounces rum; 1 fluid ounce banana liqueur; 2 pinches ground cinnamon; 2 scoopss vanilla ice cream; 2 small sprigs of mint

Total Time

1h 30m

23m prep · 67m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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When you think of show-stopping, special-occasion desserts, you usually don't think simple and fast, but that's the case with bananas Foster. This delicious New Orleans classic only has a few ingredients and takes just minutes to make. Except for the folks that burn their houses down, everybody loves this recipe.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 bananas , peeled and halved lengthwise and crosswise
2 fluids ounces rum
1 fluid ounce banana liqueur
2 pinches ground cinnamon
2 scoopss vanilla ice cream
2 small sprigs of mint

Instructions

1

Heat butter and brown sugar in a skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and mixture begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes.
2

Place bananas, cut-side down, into the brown sugar mixture. Cook until just golden, about 30 seconds; flip and cook until golden on the other side, about 30 seconds. Turn off the heat.
3

With the heat off, pour rum and banana liqueur into the skillet. Turn the heat to medium-high or high; cook until alcohol ignites and flames, 1 to 3 minutes. Carefully add cinnamon. When the flames die, remove from the heat.
4

Scoop vanilla ice cream into two bowls. Divide banana mixture between the bowls and garnish with mint sprigs.