Print: Chef John's Bananas Foster

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.

Prep

23 min

Cook

67 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

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.

Nutrition per serving

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