Bananas Foster
Bananas Foster is a traditional New Orleans dish. It's the perfect dessert dish of ice cream topped with sliced bananas, and a cinnamon, vanilla, rum sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar , packed
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 medium banana halved lengthwise in 3" segments
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a medium skillet on low heat, whisking until the brown sugar has dissolved.
- Add in the bananas, cook for 30 seconds then add in the rum and either cook for 30 seconds.
- Removing bananas to serving plates and top with vanilla ice cream.
- Add vanilla extract to pan sauce, stir well, and top bananas with sauce.
- If you want to ignite the rum, tilt pan carefully after adding rum and let it ignite until the flame goes out naturally after 10-15 seconds. You don't need to cook the additional 30 seconds if you do this.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 403
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 403kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 15mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 477mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 55g | 110% |
| Vitamin A | 425IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.