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B is for Bananas Foster
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B is for Bananas Foster



B is for Bananas Foster

The official Brennan’s recipe is very much public and online, but I gotta admit. It was REALLY REALLY sweet, with not enough banana for the sauce. So first, I’ll give you Brennan’s banana foster ingredients, and then mine. The steps are the same.

Brennan’s Recipe (For 4):
1 Tbsp Butter
½ c Light Brown Sugar
¼ tsp Cinnamon
1 ½ oz Banana Liqueur
1 ½ oz Aged Rum
2 Bananas (½ Banana per person)

My Recipe (For 2)
2 Tbsp Butter
1/3 c Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 oz Banana Liqueur
2 Bananas
1 oz Dark Rum
2 Scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

Combine butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambe pan.
As the butter melts under medium heat, add the banana liquor and stir to combine.
As the sauce starts to cook, peel and add the bananas to the pan.
Cook the bananas until they begin to soften (about 1-2 minutes)
Tilt back the pan to slightly heat the far edge. Once hot carefully add the rum, and tilt the pan toward the flame, to ignite the rum.
Stir the sauce to ensure that all of the alcohol cooks out.
Serve cooked bananas over ice cream and top with the sauce in the pan.

30 Comments

  1. @TriggTube

    B is for Bananas Foster

    The official Brennan's recipe is very much public and online, but I gotta admit. It was REALLY REALLY sweet, with not enough banana for the sauce. So first, I’ll give you Brennan's banana foster ingredients, and then mine. The steps are the same.

    Brennan’s Recipe (For 4):
    1 Tbsp Butter
    ½ c Light Brown Sugar
    ¼ tsp Cinnamon
    1 ½ oz Banana Liqueur
    1 ½ oz Aged Rum
    2 Bananas (½ Banana per person)

    My Recipe (For 2)
    2 Tbsp Butter
    1/3 c Brown Sugar
    1/2 tsp Cinnamon
    1 oz Banana Liqueur
    2 Bananas
    1 oz Dark Rum
    2 Scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

    Combine butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambe pan.
    As the butter melts under medium heat, add the banana liquor and stir to combine.
    As the sauce starts to cook, peel and add the bananas to the pan.
    Cook the bananas until they begin to soften (about 1-2 minutes)
    Tilt back the pan to slightly heat the far edge. Once hot carefully add the rum, and tilt the pan toward the flame, to ignite the rum.
    Stir the sauce to ensure that all of the alcohol cooks out.
    Serve cooked bananas over ice cream and top with the sauce in the pan.

  5. @ThatOneGuy2624

    I see you posting voice memos as comments??? I'm assuming that's new, can you say "I'm proud of you" in your best dad-like voice?

  12. @J_Alfred

    I’m dying at the placement of the first banana on the plate with the two scoops of ice cream, blink and you’ll miss the meat and two veg image 😅😂

  17. @HaeLoe

    I’ve had a complex relationship with “American food” and what that term meant, and part of it is because I partially bought into the idea that America doesn’t have a culture but I’ve been changing my approach to the subject, and I’m glad you’re making this ABCs series. I’m sure I’ll learn a great deal.

  18. @chase.7780

    Ah I wish you would’ve done B for Booyah! Highly underrated recipe that encapsulates the best of Midwestern cuisine very well, but unfortunately the Midwest only gets remembered for burgers, cheese and honkeyslop like tater tot hotdish.

  22. @Iamthatguy01

    My version uses Gold Schlager. I call it Banana Gold Rush. It looked better when there was more gold flakes in the bottles. They got cheap and started putting in less gold flakes.

  27. @Helltownhenchmen

    Yeah this is proper american food. Everybody's like "oh american food is always terrible" and bring up stuff like a mcdonalds hamburger or spam.