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Bananas Foster

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Bananas Foster

New Orleans caramelised banana dessert flambéed in rum with brown sugar and cinnamon. Tilting the pan carefully to ignite the rum, rather than pouring it in cold, burns off the harsh alcohol while leaving behind its deep, caramelised flavour.

Total time
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

4bananas, halved lengthways
100gbutter
150gdark brown sugar
1 tspcinnamon
3 tbspdark rum
2 tbspbanana liqueur
vanilla ice creamto serve

Instructions

1

Melt butter in a large pan.

2

Add brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook until bubbling.

3

Add banana liqueur.

4

Add banana halves. Cook 1–2 minutes per side.

5

Add rum — carefully tilt pan or use a lighter to flambé.

6

Shake pan until flames die.

7

Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
286
Protein
1.5g
Fat
20.6g
Carbs
27.4g
Fiber
3.4g
Sodium
4mg

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