Flaming Pecan Bananas Recipes

FLAMING PECAN BANANAS

Steps:

• 1. Place butter in 12-ounce microwavable casserole. Microwave uncovered on High (100%) until melted, 25 to 30 seconds. Stir in honey and nutmeg. Place banana in honey mixture roll to coat. Sprinkle with pecans. Microwave uncovered until hot, 1 to 2 minutes.2. Place rum in 1-cup microwavable measure. Microwave uncovered on High (100%) just until warm, about 15 seconds. Pour rum into large metal serving spoon carefully ignite rum in spoon and pour over bananas.1 Serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 80) Fat 9g (Saturated 4g) Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrate 23g (Dietary Fiber 2g) Protein 1g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 4% Calcium 0% Iron 2% Diet Exchanges: 1 1/2 Fruit, 2 Fat From "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

FLAMING PECAN BANANAS

Steps:

• Place butter in 12-ounce microwavable casserole. Microwave uncovered on High 25 to 30 seconds or unitl blended. Stir in honey and nutmeg.
• Place banana halves in honey mixture; turn to coat. Sprinkle with pecans. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until hot.
• Place rum in 1-cup microwavable measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds or until warm. Pour rum into long-handled metal serving spoon; carefully ignite and pour over bananas.

BANANA BREAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Mash 2 of the bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture. With an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, whip the remaining bananas and sugar together for a good 3 minutes; you want a light and fluffy banana cream. Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla; beat well and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated; no need to overly blend. Fold in the nuts and the mashed bananas with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Give the pan a good rap on the counter to get any air bubbles out.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Don't get nervous if the banana bread develops a crack down the center of the loaf; that's no mistake, it's typical. Rotate the pan periodically to ensure even browning.
• Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes or so, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Toast the slices of banana bread, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve.

FLAMING BANANAS FOSTER WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND HONEY SEA SALT PEANUTS

Steps:

• Combine the peanuts and honey in a small bowl and season with salt, to taste. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, add the butter, sugar and cinnamon, stirring to combine until the sugar melts, about 3 minutes. Add the bananas and saute until a thick caramel coats the bananas and they begin to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes. Divide the ice cream evenly among serving bowls, spoon honey nuts over the ice cream and top with a light sprinkle of sea salt. Add the rum to the pan with the bananas and carefully ignite with a torch lighter, match, or by gently tipping the pan into the burner flame. Shake the pan until the flames subside. Spoon the bananas over ice cream and peanuts and serve.

BANANA COFFEE CAKE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Beat superfine sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating until each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Mix baking soda into sour cream in another bowl and stir into butter mixture until combined.
• Stir bananas into butter mixture; add cake flour and baking powder and mix well. Stir in vanilla extract. Pour banana cake batter into prepared baking dish.
• Mix pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl; sprinkle over cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

MELTAWAY BANANA BARS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• You will be layering the ingredients on top of each other.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• spray a 13 x 9 cake pan. Best if sprayed, greasing does not work well for this recipe.
• In a small saucepan combine brown sugar and 1/2 stick butter. Heat till melted. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the brown sugar mixture. then cool so you can touch it. It will be a bit crumbly when cool.
• First layer-Pour half the dry yellow cake mix in the pan and spread out an even layer.
• Second Layer- Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over the cake mix. It will not completely cover every inch so don't worry.
• Third Layer- Layer 1/2 banana slices over the brown sugar mixture. Do not let bananas touch each other.(This is important so the ingredients above the bananas has space to seep through them.).
• Fourth Layer- Pour the remainder of the dry yellow cake mix over the bananas,.
• Fifth Layer- Add the remainder of your bananas on top of the yellow cake mix. Again, not letting the banana slices touch each other.
• Sixth Layer- Sprinkle the remainder of pecans on top.
• Melt the remaining 1 1/2 sticks of butter.
• Pour butter back and forth over the cake mix and pecans and bananas. It will not completely cover every inch. Don't worry.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting into squares. They will be a little crumbly but will cut nicely when cooled.
• Serve in a bowl with butter pecan ice cream on top for a dessert, or serve them just by themselves with a glass a milk.

CARAMELIZED BANANAS WITH PECAN-COCONUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Make the crunchy topping: In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium until melted and foamy, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon honey and the salt; using a spatula, stir to combine. Add the pecans, pumpkin seeds, oats and coconut and stir to coat. Toast, stirring frequently, until the mixture is golden brown, about 8 minutes, lowering the heat as necessary to keep the mixture from burning. Stir in the sesame seeds and remove from heat. Move to a shallow bowl and set aside to cool. (You should have about 1 1/2 cups.)
• Prepare the bananas: Set the oven to broil. Wipe out the skillet and add the brown sugar, heavy cream, nutmeg, pepper, remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon honey. Stir ingredients and bring to a simmer over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and place the bananas in the pan, cut-side up. Spoon some of the sauce over the top to coat the slices. Move the pan to the oven and broil until the caramel sauce is hot and bubbly and the bananas are tender, deep golden and slightly charred in spots, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit for at least 5 minutes.
• Spoon a large helping of the ice cream, whipped cream or crème fraîche over the warm bananas, then scatter the pecan-coconut crunch over the top. Divide among individual plates or eat directly from the skillet.

FLAMING BANANAS

Steps:

• Measure everything out ahead of time.
• Toss the sliced bananas in the lemon juice to stop them from discoloring, set aside.
• Melt the butter/margerine in a 10" skillet, stir in the brown sugar, orange juice & lime juice.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat for apprx 4-5 minutes or until the sauce is syrupy.
• Add bananas, gently stir and just heat through-3 minutes.
• Stir in the coffee liquer and transfer to a heated chafing dish or a heated dish. Place it on the Serving table.
• Heat rum in a small skillet over low heat - only warm it.
• Remove from heat and at the table ignite it and pour the flaming rum over the bananas.
• Immediately serve over Vanilla Ice cream or on it's own - Enjoy.

PECAN WAFFLES WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F and preheat waffle iron. Whisk together flour, pecans, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in buttermilk, 6 tablespoons butter, and egg until smooth (batter will be thick). Spoon batter into waffle iron, using half of batter for 4 (4-inch) standard waffles and spreading batter evenly, and cook according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer waffles to a baking sheet and keep warm, uncovered, in middle of oven. Make more waffles in same manner.
• Halve bananas crosswise and then lengthwise. Roll bananas in sugar to coat. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then saut bananas, starting with cut sides down and turning once, until golden brown. Transfer bananas with a spatula to an oiled baking sheet and cool slightly.
• Put 4 waffles on 4 plates and divide bananas among them. Top bananas with remaining waffles.

ROASTED PECAN BANANA BREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spread the pecans onto a baking sheet, and toast until the nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 45 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully as they bake, they burn quickly. Once toasted, set the nuts aside to cool to room temperature.
• Raise the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 mini loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine the toasted pecans, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a large bowl, mix the bananas, sugar, eggs, vanilla and coconut extracts, lemon juice, and butter together with a fork or an electric mixer on low speed. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture, and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans, filling them about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a loaf comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let the loaves cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a rack to finish cooling. Wrap cooled loaves in plastic wrap.