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Bananas Foster

Elegant bananas foster made with bananas cooked in a bubbling mixture of brown sugar, butter, rum, walnuts, and cinnamon, served over ice cream.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 ripe bananas sliced on the diagonal
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • Pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt until smooth and bubbling.
  3. Gently add banana slices and sauté 2–3 minutes, until they begin to soften.
  4. Carefully pour in the rum. Tilt the pan to ignite, let the flames swirl away the alcohol.
  5. Sprinkle chopped walnuts into the sauce, then remove from heat.
  6. Serve the hot banana sauce over scoops of vanilla ice cream immediately.
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