Best 9 Simple Bananas Foster Recipes

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Banana foster is a classic dessert dish that's perfect for special occasions or a simple treat. Featuring bananas caramelized in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and banana liqueur, the dish is often served over ice cream or pancakes. With its combination of sweet and savory flavors, banana foster is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that's sure to impress your friends and family.

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BANANAS FOSTER



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Try this easy rendition of a classic dessert.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pint vanilla ice cream
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup dark-brown sugar
1/4 cup dark or gold rum
3 bananas, peeled, halved crosswise and then lengthwise

Steps:

  • Set ice cream out to soften. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter, sugar, and rum over medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until smooth and bubbly, 4 to 6 minutes.
  • Add bananas, and cook, gently swirling skillet, until bananas are just warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes. Scoop ice cream into bowls, and top with bananas and caramel sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 g, Fat 19 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g

EASY BANANAS FOSTER



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Make and share this Easy Bananas Foster recipe from Food.com.

Provided by rouxdog

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 10m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons butter
2 bananas, sliced
1 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch salt
2 scoops ice cream (vanilla or something more exotic like praline or wattleseed)

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add sliced bananas and stir for 2 minutes.
  • Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Lower heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for 2 more minutes.
  • Serve over a scoops of ice cream.
  • Note: 1 oz of booze may be added during the last 2 minutes of cooking (Rum works well), add with the pan off of the heat- Beware of flaming.

EASY BANANAS FOSTER



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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis Bio & Top Recipes

Categories     dessert

Time 10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2 bananas, sliced 1/3-inch thick
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup dulce de leche or your favorite caramel sauce
Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Mini chocolate chips, for serving

Steps:

  • In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat until it begins to bubble. Add the bananas in a single layer and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until beginning to brown. Flip the bananas with a rubber spatula and brown them slightly on the reverse side. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and cook for another 30 seconds, stirring occasionally. Gently mix in the dulce de leche; simmer for 1 minute, then set aside to cool a bit. Serve over ice cream, with mini chocolate chips sprinkled over the top.

QUICK BANANAS FOSTER



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Guests are always impressed when I ignite the rum in this delicious bananas Foster dessert. Use perfectly ripe bananas for best results. -Mary Lou Wayman, Salt Lake City, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/3 cup butter, cubed
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 medium bananas
2 tablespoons creme de cacao or banana liqueur
1/4 cup dark rum
2 cups vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • In a large skillet or flambé pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon until combined. Cut each banana lengthwise and then widthwise into quarters; add to butter mixture. Cook, stirring gently, for 3-5 minutes or until glazed and slightly softened. Stir in creme de cacao; heat through., In a small saucepan, heat rum over low heat until vapors form on surface. Carefully ignite rum and slowly pour over bananas, coating evenly. , Leaving skillet or pan on the cooking surface, gently shake pan back and forth until flames are completely extinguished; serve over ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 567 calories, Fat 23g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 224mg sodium, Carbohydrate 80g carbohydrate (72g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

SLOW COOKER BANANAS FOSTER



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Banana slices are cooked in a rich butter and rum sauce with walnuts and coconut. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

Provided by Ben S.

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 bananas, peeled and sliced
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup shredded coconut

Steps:

  • Layer sliced bananas in the bottom of a slow cooker.
  • Combine butter, brown sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon in a small bowl; pour over bananas.
  • Cover and cook on Low for 2 hours. Top bananas with walnuts and coconut during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 539.2 calories, Carbohydrate 83.7 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 100.9 mg, Sugar 68.6 g

BANANAS FOSTER



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 stick salted butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 bananas
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup dark rum
Dash cinnamon
Vanilla Ice Cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar. Stir together and cook for a minute or two. Pour in the cream and stir it around to combine.
  • Peel the bananas and slice them on the bias inside the peel. Drop the slices into the pan. Next, add the chopped nuts and stir them into the sauce. Then - and this is where you need to be a little careful - stir in the rum. Let it start to bubble, and then carefully use a long lighter to ignite it. (Be sure to have a lid handy in case you need to extinguish the flame.) Let the fire burn and go out (it'll only take about 30 seconds or so), and then stir in the cinnamon at the end. You may also cook the mixture without flambeing it.
  • Spoon it over a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream and enjoy immediately.
  • Spoon bananas Foster over French toast, waffles or crepes. Substitute peaches, pears or cherries for the bananas. Of course, then it probably wouldn't be considered bananas Foster.

BANANAS FOSTER II



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On Father's Day we all tried this delicious dessert, which everyone loved. Bananas warmed in buttery rum sauce over vanilla ice cream.

Provided by BUTTERMEBREAD

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

¼ cup butter
⅔ cup dark brown sugar
3 ½ tablespoons rum
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise and crosswise
¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.8 calories, Carbohydrate 73.2 g, Cholesterol 59.5 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.3 g, Sodium 146.1 mg, Sugar 60.8 g

BANANAS FOSTER



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Bananas Foster, a flambéed dessert of halved bananas in a syrupy rum sauce, is a New Orleans favorite that never fails to please. Don't forget the ice cream.

Provided by Marcelle Bienvenu

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 bananas, peeled
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup dark brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons banana liqueur
¼ cup white rum
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Slice the bananas in half lengthwise and brush with the lemon juice. Melt the butter with the sugar in a flat chafing dish or 10-inch skillet. Add the bananas and sauté until just tender. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
  • Remove from the heat and add liqueur and rum. Carefully ignite with a long match. Use a large long-handled spoon to baste the bananas with the warm liquid until the flame burns out.
  • Divide the ice cream among four dishes. Top each one with a banana half and some of the sauce. Serve immediately.

MICROWAVED BANANAS FOSTER



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Make and share this Microwaved Bananas Foster recipe from Food.com.

Provided by seesko

Categories     Dessert

Time 6m

Yield 1-2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon butter
1 small banana
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon lemon peel (grated)
1 tablespoon dark rum
ice cream

Steps:

  • Melt butter in 8-ounce custard cup on high for 30 seconds; slice banana and add to melted butter.
  • Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel; sprinkle over sliced bananas.
  • Cook on High for 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until banana is soft.
  • Warm rum in glass measuring cup on High for 8 seconds; pour over bananas and carefully ignite. After the alcohol has burned off, serve over ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.7, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 93.8, Carbohydrate 50.2, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 38.9, Protein 1.2

Tips:

  • For a richer flavor, use dark rum instead of light rum.
  • If you don't have bananas Foster sauce on hand, you can make your own by combining 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1/4 cup banana liqueur in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly.
  • To make sure the bananas are evenly coated with the sauce, toss them gently in the pan as they cook.
  • Serve bananas Foster immediately, while it is still warm and bubbly.

Conclusion:

Bananas Foster is a classic dessert that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for any occasion. So next time you're looking for a special dessert to impress your friends and family, give bananas Foster a try. You won't be disappointed!

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