Easy Bananas Foster Recipes

EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sliced bananas and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
• Lower heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for 2 more minutes.
• Serve over a scoops of ice cream.
• Note: 1 oz of booze may be added during the last 2 minutes of cooking (Rum works well), add with the pan off of the heat- Beware of flaming.

BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar. Stir together and cook for a minute or two. Pour in the cream and stir it around to combine.
• Peel the bananas and slice them on the bias inside the peel. Drop the slices into the pan. Next, add the chopped nuts and stir them into the sauce. Then - and this is where you need to be a little careful - stir in the rum. Let it start to bubble, and then carefully use a long lighter to ignite it. (Be sure to have a lid handy in case you need to extinguish the flame.) Let the fire burn and go out (it'll only take about 30 seconds or so), and then stir in the cinnamon at the end. You may also cook the mixture without flambeing it.
• Spoon it over a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream and enjoy immediately.
• Spoon bananas Foster over French toast, waffles or crepes. Substitute peaches, pears or cherries for the bananas. Of course, then it probably wouldn't be considered bananas Foster.

BANANAS FOSTER I

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar and cinnamon and heat until bubbly. Peel and quarter the banana. Place banana pieces and lemon juice in skillet and cook 3 to 4 minutes more, basting with syrup.
• In a long-handled pan, heat rum and banana liqueur over medium heat until just warm. Ignite the alcohol and pour carefully over the banana slices. Remove the banana pan from the heat and continue to baste the banana slices with their sauce until the flames die down. Serve at once.

BANANAS FOSTER II

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

BROWN BUTTER BAKED BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F / 205°C. Place a large piece of foil on a quarter sheet pan (or equivalent sized pan). Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the foil.
• Wash and pat dry each of the bananas (with the peel still on). Slice each banana lengthwise and place them on the parchment paper, cut side up.
• Dollop the brown butter on top of the bananas (about 1/2 tbsp each). If the brown butter is melted, just pour it evenly over the bananas. Sprinkle the sugar and salt evenly over the bananas, and then pour the rum over the bananas too.
• Break the cinnamon sticks into smaller pieces and place them with the bananas. If you're using ground cinnamon, sprinkle it over the bananas.
• Cover the bananas tightly with foil (or make a foil pouch) and bake in the preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes. When the time is up, remove from the oven and cut an opening in the foil to remove excess steam. Unwrap and serve warm with chopped hazelnuts, pecans and ice cream, or vanilla yogurt.
• Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until nice and smooth. Keep refrigerated until needed.

EASY BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Melt a few Tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-heat.
• In a large shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk the eggs and egg yolks until well combined.
• Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, and both sugars, and whisk until well combined. Finally, whisk in the milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and rum.
• Dip each slice of brioche into the egg mixture, making sure both sides are well coated.
• Place brioche slices into skillet and cook until the undersides are golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Flip, and continue cooking on the other side until equally golden brown, about another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Continue with all french toast, adding more butter to the pan as needed.
• In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add in the brown sugar and cook, stirring with a whisk, until the sugar has melted and mixture is bubbling, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the cinnamon, heavy cream, and salt and whisk to combine. Add in the pecans and bananas and, using a rubber spatula, fold them into the liquid mixture until they're completely coated. Cook for 1 minute. Then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and rum.
• Pour on top of the french toast and serve at once!

EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Stirring frequently.
• While the butter mixture is cooking, slice the bananas into 1/2-inch thick diagonal slices.
• Once the butter mixture starts to bubble, add the bananas in a single layer and cook for 1 minute. Turn the bananas over and cook for 1 more minute.
• Very carefully pour in the vanilla extract and the rum and then using a long match or grill lighter held just over the liquid, ignite the rum to flambé. Cook until the flame goes out, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Add ice cream to 6 bowls and evenly top with the bananas and rum sauce. Serve immediately.

SIMPLE BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch and pie spice. Stir in the apple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts and flavorings. Add bananas and heat through over medium heat. Serve warm over ice cream.

BANANAS FOSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir in cream. Add bananas and extract. Serve warm, with waffles, pancakes or vanilla ice cream if desired.

EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat until it begins to bubble. Add the bananas in a single layer and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until beginning to brown. Flip the bananas with a rubber spatula and brown them slightly on the reverse side. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and cook for another 30 seconds, stirring occasionally. Gently mix in the dulce de leche; simmer for 1 minute, then set aside to cool a bit. Serve over ice cream, with mini chocolate chips sprinkled over the top.