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Bananas Foster

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A theatrical New Orleans dessert created in the 1950s, famous for its table-side flambé, demonstrating the city's historical role as a major port for Caribbean rum and bananas.

Cook 00:15
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  1. 1
    Melt the butter and brown sugar into a rich caramel.
  2. 2
    Add the sliced bananas and sauté.
  3. 3
    Pour in the rum and ignite immediately to burn off the alcohol.
  4. 4
    Serve hot over vanilla ice cream.
Category
Desserts
Cuisine
American

Dietary Information

Vegetarian
Gluten Free

Recipe Attribution

TasteAtlas
tasteatlas.com/north-america