Easy Bananas Foster Recipe (2024)

04/20/2023 | Last updated: 06/18/2023
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An Easy Bananas Foster Recipe anyone can make! This recipe for bananas foster is delicious and made with only a few ingredients! A must try!

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This is the tastiest and best Easy Bananas Foster recipe you’ll ever make!

It requires very few ingredients and is quick to throw together, but it tastes like it’s a fancy dessert.

Easy Bananas Foster Recipe

Skip those pricey ice cream shops and make this warm, sweet dessert instead!

What is Bananas Foster?

It typically consists of sliced ripe bananas sautéed in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and dark rum served over vanilla ice cream.

Where did Bananas Foster Originate?

Bananas Foster originated in New Orleans in the 1950s.

Bananas Foster Recipe ingredients

To make this dessert you'll need:

salted butter
brown sugar
vanilla extract
cinnamon
dark rum
bananas
walnuts
vanilla ice cream

How to make Bananas Foster Dessert

Melt the butter over low heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, and rum, and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Add the sliced bananas to the pot once the mixture starts bubbling. Cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat.
Remove from heat, stir in walnuts, and allow to cool a bit to thicken.
Place about ½ cup vanilla ice cream in 4 separate dishes. Distribute the banana mixture between the four dishes and serve immediately.

Bananas Foster Recipe Easy tips

Don't overcook the bananas- The bananas soften quickly. Don't over cook them!
Allow the bananas to coolbefore serving- If you don’t let the mixture cool a bit, it will melt the ice cream quickly. Unless you want soup as a base, add the mixture with the ice cream once it’s had a chance to cool off.

How to Store Bananas Foster

Storage- Store the banana mixture separately from the ice cream. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer. Store in the fridge for up to a week and in the freezer for up to a month.
Reheating- Reheat in the microwave or over the stove in a small pan. The best way to reheat it from the freezer is to let it thaw naturally, then warm it in the microwave.

Recipe for Bananas Foster FAQs

What flavors are in banana Foster?

Bananas Foster typically includes flavors of bananas (obviously), butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and dark rum served with vanilla ice cream.

What is the difference between Bananas Foster and bananas flambé?

Bananas foster and bananas flambé are very similar, but foster has cinnamon and is traditionally served with ice cream while flambé isn't.

How Ripe Should Bananas Be for Bananas Foster?

The best bananas for bananas foster have a few speckled black spots but aren't soft and mushy. You want them to be solid to hold up when being cooked. If you use a too ripe banana, you’ll end up with banana mush.

What Does Foster Mean in Bananas Foster?

The word “foster” doesn’t have some fancy underlying meaning like some dishes do. Foster is actually the last name of a police chairman from New Orleans that the dish was named after.

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Easy Bananas Foster

An Easy Bananas Foster Recipe anyone can make! This recipe for bananas foster is delicious and made with only a few ingredients! A must try!

Ingredients

3 tablespoons salted butter
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup dark rum
2 medium bananas sliced lengthwise, then cut in quarters
¼ cup chopped walnuts
2 cups vanilla ice cream

Instructions

In a sauté pot, melt the butter over low heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved. This will take about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla, cinnamon and rum. Cook for an additional 5-7 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken.
While this cooks, slice the bananas.
Add the bananas to the pot once the mixture starts bubbling. Cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat.
Remove from heat, stir in walnuts, and allow to cool a bit to thicken.
Place about ½ cup vanilla ice cream in 4 separate dishes.
Equally distribute the banana mixture between the four dishes and serve immediately.

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