Homemade Bananas Foster

Name: Homemade Bananas Foster
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 2/3 cup dark brown sugar; 3 1/2 tablespoons rum; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 bananas, peeled, sliced lengthwise and then crosswise; 1/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped; vanilla ice cream, to taste, for serving

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Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

About

Don't let the restaurants fool you into paying too much. Homemade Bananas Foster is a fun, economical dessert that is really very easy, yet very elegant, to make. Surrounded in a seasoned buttered rum sauce, the tropical bananas are sautéed with some crunchy walnuts, then used as a topping in a bowl of creamy vanilla ice cream to make the perfect fancy at-home dessert. Homemade Bananas Foster will make every day special. Homemade is always better anyway!

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons rum
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 bananas, peeled, sliced lengthwise and then crosswise
1/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
vanilla ice cream, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.

Step 2 -Add the brown sugar, the rum, the vanilla extract, and the cinnamon to the melted butter and cook, while stirring frequently, until the mixture reaches a low boil.

Step 3 -Add the bananas and the walnuts to the butter mixture and cook until the bananas have softened, about 1-2 minutes.

Step 4 -Scoop the vanilla ice cream into serving bowls and top with the bananas Foster.

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