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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
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 278 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups fresh orange juice (from about 4 oranges)
  • 4 large firm, medium-ripe bananas
  • 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) unsalted butter
  • 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

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  1. Pour the orange juice into a small pan and simmer vigorously until reduced to about 3 tablespoons, about 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, peel the bananas and cut each in half crosswise, then cut each half in half lengthwise.
  3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and heat until it’s melted and nutty brown.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1portion Calories 278kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 24mg (8%) Sodium 6mg (0%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 32g (64%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

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.