Chocolate Bananas Foster

Name: Chocolate Bananas Foster
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 slightly unripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise; 2 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) dark rum; 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated; 1 pinch salt; ¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon freshly-ground allspice; ½ teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg; ½ teaspoon freshly-ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; Powdered sugar

In New Orleans, where Bananas Foster was invented, they'll bring out a hot plate and make the dish table side, including a spectacular flambé.

15 min · serves 4

Ingredients

4 slightly unripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise
2 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) dark rum
2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated
1 pinch salt
¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) granulated sugar
½ teaspoon freshly-ground allspice
½ teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon freshly-ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Powdered sugar

Steps

Combine all ingredients except bananas, powdered sugar, orange, and rum in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Once mixture comes to a boil, add bananas, making sure to keep at least ½ inch (1.3 cm) between them. Cook for 1 minute per side.
Remove bananas from pan and keep warm. Bring mixture again to a strong boil over high heat. Turn off the heat and add rum. If rum has not ignited by itself, do so carefully either with a firestick or a long fireplace match. Wait until flames die out before stirring in zest.
Spoon sauce over bananas and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm with some ice cream.

More recipes with bananas, chocolate, butter, rum, orange, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla or powdered sugar

Adapted from “Chocolate Bananas Foster” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.