Bananas Foster
This is completely delicious. Note that you could use different fruits here: apples, peaches, etc. Note also that if you’re uncomfortable lighting a pan on fire in your kitchen, you could easily just add the rum and cook the sauce for a couple of minutes without the flames. It would still be delicious! And you can serve the sauce over French toast, crepes, etc.
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Ingredients:
| 1 stick | butter (salted) |
| 1 cup | packed dark brown sugar |
| 1/2 cup | (to 3/4 cup) heavy cream |
| 1/2 cup | dark rum |
| 2 | whole bananas, sliced diagonally into thick slices |
| 1/2 cup | chopped walnuts or pecans |
| dash of cinnamon |
Directions:
*Be careful with the open flame* In a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add brown sugar and stir together. Add cream and continue cooking, then stir in bananas and chopped walnuts. Mixture should be bubbly. (The steps so far should take less than 2 minutes; this is quick!) Pour in rum and stir to combine. Carefully tip the skillet slightly toward the open flame of the burner to ignite the alcohol in the pan, then let the mixture flame for 30 seconds or so (it should go out on its own.) You can shake the pan a bit to get it to calm down. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon. Serve sauce immediately over vanilla ice cream or French toast. (Sauce does keep in the fridge, though. Delicious!) * Note: You can omit the flame step altogether if you prefer. Just let the sauce cook for a minute or two--still utterly delicious!
Source: thepioneerwoman.com
