Bananas Foster from Brennans, New Orleans

By cindygwest

Banana liquer heightens the flacvor of the bananas in this flambeed dessert from the New Orleans restaurant, Brennan's.

Ingredients

• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup banana liqueur
• 4 bananas, peeled and quartered
• 1/4 cup white rum
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a 12" heatproof skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, 4 minutes. Add liqueur and bananas; cook, until bananas are soft and slightly caramelized, 4-6 minutes. Add rum, and using a match or lighter, ignite to flambé; cook until flame dies out. Spoon bananas and sauce over ice cream.