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Brennan's Bananas Foster

Source of Recipe

From "Saveur: The New Classics" by Weldon Owen


Recipe Introduction

"Banana liqueur heightens the flavor of the bananas in this flamb�ed dessert, a signature at the New Orleans restaurant Brennan's."

List of Ingredients

◦ 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
◦ 1 cup packed brown sugar
◦ � teaspoon ground cinnamon
◦ � cup banana liqueur
◦ 4 bananas, peeled and quartered
◦ � cup white rum
◦ Vanilla ice cream, for serving


Recipe

Melt butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.

Add liqueur and bananas and cook until bananas are soft and slightly caramelized, 4 to 6 minutes. Add rum and, using a match or lighter, ignite to flamb�. Cook until flame dies out.

Spoon bananas and sauce over ice cream.

Serves 4 to 6