Here’s a delicious, restaurant-style Bananas Foster recipe — a classic New Orleans dessert with caramelized bananas, butter, brown sugar, rum, and a fiery flambé finish. Serve it warm over vanilla ice cream for a truly indulgent treat.
Bananas Foster
Ingredients (serves 2–4):
- 2 ripe but firm bananas, sliced lengthwise and halved
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp banana liqueur (optional, but adds depth)
- 1/4 cup dark rum (for flambéing)
- Pinch of salt
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving