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Recipe
Bananas Foster [1]

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a classic New Orleans dessert that is served tableside at Emeril's Delmonico. You can't beat bananas caramelized in brown sugar and rum paired with ice cream.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • 4 ripe bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise into halves
  • 1/4 cup banana liqueur
  • 1/2 cup dark rum
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Directions

  • Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Add the bananas and banana liqueur and cook on both sides until the bananas start to soften and brown, about 3 minutes. Carefully add the rum and shake the pan back and forth to warm the rum and flame the pan. (Or, off the heat, carefully ignite the pan with a match.) Shake the pan back and forth, basting the bananas, until the flame dies.

  • Divide the ice cream among 4 dessert plates. Gently lift the bananas from the pan and place 2 halves on the ice cream. Spoon the sauce over the ice cream and serve immediately.

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Recipe Details

  • Source: Emeril Live EM1E59e [5]
  • Dish Type: Dessert [6]
  • Cuisine: Cajun/Creole [7]
  • Cooking Method: Simmering [8]
  • Occasion: Any [9]
  • Effort Level: Moderate [10]

Tags

Party Like Its the Playoffs [11], rum [12], ice cream [13], restaurant classics [14], classic new orleans [15], desserts [16], Emeril's Delmonico [17]

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