How To Make Bananas Foster

This is one of my favorite desserts and is always fun to make for dinner parties! It often “wows” the guests if you light the mixture table-side. Enjoy!

clipped from www.wikihow.com Bananas Foster is a dessert that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana (US). It’s fairly easy to make and very impressive to watch, not to mention delicious. The burst of dancing flames will dazzle the audience, caramelize the bananas and tantalize your guests, while pleasing the eyes and “astonishing” the taste buds all in one shot! Two bananas 1 cup of brown sugar 1/2 stick of butter 1/8 of a cup of spiced rum: one shot 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract/essence Vanilla ice cream Peel and cut bananas lengthwise and in half, then set aside. Remove the ice cream from the freezer and allow it to soften. Set burner to medium to high heat Place the butter into the saucepan, stirring continuously to prevent burning. Add 1 cup of brown sugar to the melted butter and stir constantly, this should be allowed to cook and caramelize for about 3-5 minutes. Once the brown sugar and butter mixture is the consistency of warm maple syrup, turn the burners to low. Add the banana slices. Coat thoroughly and allow bananas to soften. Add the vanilla extract. It may seem overpowering at first but it will mellow. Once the vanilla smell reduces add the spiced rum to the mix. Allow 10 seconds to simmer before lighting the mixture. Let the mixture burn itself out and pour the warm bananas foster over the ice cream. While fun to watch, the flames actually add nothing to the taste or texture of the final dish. So if you are scared: Don’t. It will taste exactly the same. Add additional flare by sprinkling a mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the flames. It will create a sparkling effect. *For more on restaurants, food, and recipes, visit the Grub category of WeirdGuy Blog.