I’ve LOVED bananas foster ever since I had it in my high school culinary class for the very first time (sans rum of course).
I particularly love temperature contrasts in food so I love the warm sauce served over cold ice cream. In my own version I bump up the contrast even more, only with texture. By adding toasted pecans it adds a crunch that takes it next level.
While I usually serve this bananas fosters sauce over vanilla ice cream, it can also be served over pancakes, crepes, French toast, cakes, or bread pudding.
Nutty Bananas Foster
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 bananas, sliced
*3 tablespoons dark rum (optional)
1/2 cup chopped, toasted, pecans
Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon and let the sugar dissolve
Add in sliced bananas and stir gently. Let cook about 2 minutes. It will seem like there isn’t enough sauce at first, but as the bananas cook down a little they will release so moisture and it will become more saucy.
*Optional after the bananas have been added and cooked for about 2 minutes, add the rum to the pan and light to flambé.
Stir in the toasted pecans.
Serve over vanilla ice cream
