Alton Browns Bananas Foster Recipes

BOURBON BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Put the bananas in a 10-inch heavy skillet with the butter, brown sugar, liqueur and nutmeg and set over high heat. Once the sugar starts to dissolve, begin spooning the sauce over the bananas, flipping them after 1 minute. Remove from the heat when the sauce begins to thicken and bubble. Carefully pour the bourbon into the pan and ignite with a long match or stick lighter. Continue to cook until the flames die out and the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Serve immediately with ice cream, waffles or crepes.

BANANAS FOSTER II

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat. Add the brown sugar, allspice, and nutmeg, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the banana liqueur and bring the sauce to a simmer.
• Add the bananas and cook for 1 minute on each side, carefully spooning sauce over bananas as they cook. Remove bananas from pan to a serving dish.
• Return the sauce to a simmer and carefully add the rum. If the sauce is very hot, the alcohol will flame on its own. If not, use a stick lighter to carefully ignite the sauce and continue cooking until flame dies out, 1 to 2 minutes. If the sauce is too thin, cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until it reaches a syrupy consistency. Add the orange zest and stir to combine. Immediately spoon the sauce over bananas and serve. Serve with waffles, crepes, or ice cream.

ALTON BROWN'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat.
• Add brown sugar, allspice and nutmeg and stir until sugar dissolves.
• Add banana liqueur and bring sauce to simmer.
• Add bananas and cook for 1 minute on each side, carefully spooning sauce over bananas as they are cooking.
• Remove bananas from pan to a serving dish.
• Bring sauce to a simmer and carefully add the rum.
• If the sauce is very hot, the alcohol will flame on its own.
• If not, using stick flame, carefully ignite and continue cooking until flame dies out, approximately 1 to 2 minutes.
• If sauce is too thin, cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it is syrupy in consistency.
• Immediately spoon the sauce over bananas and serve.
• Serve with waffles, crepes, or ice cream.

ORANGE-SCENTED BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add brown sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks and boil 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add bananas and remove pan from heat.
• Add triple sec, dark rum and ground cinnamon; carefully ignite.
• When flames subside, add orange juice and stir to combine. Discard cinnamon sticks.
• Scoop ice cream into bowls or balloon wineglasses. Spoon bananas and sauce over and serve.