5 from 6 votes
Pan-Fried Bananas with Brandy
These pan-fried bananas with brandy are a lot like bananas Foster minus the flambé. It's a New Orleans-style dessert full of boozy bananas lavished with brown sugar, butter, brandy, and coconut cream.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
278 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups orange juice from about 4 oranges, fresh
- 4 large banana firm, medium-ripe
- 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 1 tablespoon water
- Large pinch salt
- coconut cream chilled, for lavishing (from a can of coconut cream or skimmed from the top of a can of coconut milk)
Instructions
- Pour the orange juice into a small pan and simmer vigorously until reduced to about 3 tablespoons, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel the bananas and cut each in half crosswise, then cut each half in half lengthwise.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and heat until it’s melted and nutty brown.
- Add the bananas and quickly sauté until lightly browned and just tender, about 1 minute, turning once halfway through with a spatula. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over the butter and gently shake the skillet until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat.
- Carefully divvy the bananas among 4 dessert plates. Add the remaining sugar and butter, reduced orange juice, brandy, water, and salt to the skillet and simmer for 1 minute. Drizzle the sauce over the bananas and serve with a spoonful of coconut cream.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
278kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 278
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 278kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.