Cheaters Bananas Foster Recipes

CHEATER'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Slice up a banana into quarter inch slices.
• Then melt butter and brown sugar in a frying pan, making sure to stir as you do so.
• After a minute or so, add the sliced banana and stir to make sure the banana gets coated in the sauce.
• Let the banana fry, while you quickly scoop out ice cream into two bowls.
• Pour topping over ice cream and if desired garnish with whipped cream.
• Immediately serve.

QUICK BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• In a large skillet or flambé pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon until combined. Cut each banana lengthwise and then widthwise into quarters; add to butter mixture. Cook, stirring gently, for 3-5 minutes or until glazed and slightly softened. Stir in creme de cacao; heat through., In a small saucepan, heat rum over low heat until vapors form on surface. Carefully ignite rum and slowly pour over bananas, coating evenly. , Leaving skillet or pan on the cooking surface, gently shake pan back and forth until flames are completely extinguished; serve over ice cream.

CHEF JOHN'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter and brown sugar together in a skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and mixture begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place bananas, cut-side down, in brown sugar mixture. Cook until just golden, about 30 seconds; flip and cook until golden on the other side, about 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat. Pour rum and banana liqueur into skillet; return skillet to high heat. Cook until alcohol ignites and flames, 1 to 3 minutes; add cinnamon. When flames die, remove skillet from heat.
• Scoop vanilla ice cream into 2 bowls. Divide bananas mixture between bowls and garnish with mint sprigs.

BETTER-FOR-YOU BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Remove 4 strips orange zest with a vegetable peeler. Squeeze the orange and strain the juice.
• Melt the butter with the sugar, orange zest and vanilla bean paste in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the liqueur, orange juice and a pinch of salt.
• Return the skillet to medium heat, add the bananas, cut-side down, and cook until glazed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and divide among bowls.
• Add the rum to the pan and return to medium heat. Bring the liquid to a boil without stirring, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 4 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the bananas. Garnish with whipped cream if using and the glazed orange zest.

BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon zest; stir to dissolve the sugar, about 1 minute.
• (If the heat is too high, the butter and sugar will separate instead of combining to form a sauce).
• Add the bananas and spoon some sauce over each piece.
• Cook until the bananas are glossy and golden on the bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Turn the bananas and continue cooking until they are very soft but not mushy or falling apart, about 1 1/2 more minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Add the rum and wait until the rum has warmed slightly, about 5 seconds.
• Wave a lit match over the pan until the rum ignites, shaking the pan to distribute the flame over the entire pan.
• When the flames subside (this will take 15 to 30 seconds), divide the bananas and sauce among the four bowls of ice cream and serve.

BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet.
• Add brown sugar and stir together.
• Add the bananas and cook until caramelized over medium-high heat.
• Pour in the rum and catch a flame off of the gas stove or a BBQ lighter. (BE CAREFUL!)
• Stand back when ignited and flambe.
• Let flame die down.
• Serve over vanilla ice cream.

EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sliced bananas and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
• Lower heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for 2 more minutes.
• Serve over a scoops of ice cream.
• Note: 1 oz of booze may be added during the last 2 minutes of cooking (Rum works well), add with the pan off of the heat- Beware of flaming.

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.