Bananas Foster

By junerodgers

Butter, brown sugar, rum and bananas turn dessert into an event. Igniting the sauce of bananas foster tableside will wow friends and family and one taste will have them falling in love with this signature New Orleans dish. Some versions of the sauce call for both banana liqueur and rum, while others only list rum.

Ingredients

• 4 medium-size ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup banana liqueur
• 1/2 cup rum
• Vanilla ice cream

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Cut bananas in half crosswise; cut each half in half lengthwise. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add brown sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.

Add bananas to skillet and remove from heat. Stir in liqueur and rum, and carefully ignite the fumes just above mixture with a long match or long multipurpose lighter. Let flames die down.

Return skillet to heat and cook 3-4 minutes or until bananas are soft and curl slightly. Remove from heat. Serve banana mixture immediately over vanilla ice cream.

(Working quickly, pre-scoop ice cream into a large bowl and store in the freezer to make serving easy)