Bananas Foster

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Hot and Spicy

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (11)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(11)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 bananas peeled, halved, and cut lengthwise
1/4 cup dark rum
Ice cream, optional
Pound cake, optional

Directions

In a large skillet, melt butter. Using a wooden spoon, add brown sugar and stir together. Add the bananas and cook until caramelized on both sides, over medium-high heat. Move pan off heat, add the rum and return to the stove to catch a flame from the gas stove or a long lighter. Stand back when ignited and flambe the bananas. Be careful a flame will shoot up above the pan. Let flame die down and the alcohol cook out. Serve bananas over vanilla ice cream and/or a slice of pound cake.

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Becky Cookeville, TN 10-19-2009
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easy and oh so flavorful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used Malibu rum with this recipe. It's a fantastic flavor. This was a sure crowd pleaser and easy to make.
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Lourdes Alexandria, VA 10-13-2009
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Easiest Dessert I've Ever Made
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was fantastic! Especially because there is no baking required, unless you make your own cake. I made this dessert for... our Sunday night dinner and it was an absolute hit, especially with my father who does not have much of a sweet tooth. Thank you so much for this quick, easy and delicious recipe! Read more
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Amanda Las Vegas, NV 02-01-2009
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Thanks, Paula!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for my fiance who is, unfortunately, lactose intolerant. I replaced the butter with this weird... butter-esque spread that contains no dairy, and served his with soy ice cream. He loved it! (Mine, of course, contained all the dairy goodness I could handle, and I was just as happy!) Plus, lighting the rum was a good way to learn to flambe, I think- it burned the alcohol off quickly, and the flame didn't go crazy. And, well, I've always wanted to light my food on fire! Thanks, Paula. I'm definitely filing this recipe away.Read more
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maggie san dimas, CA 12-31-2008
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This stuff is crack, so that's what my freind's said.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So delicious and so easy, It's got to be one of the most inexpensive desserts to make for guests. You got to try it.
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Janet Reading, KS 11-10-2008
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Totally Yummy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband, son, and I are addicted to this. It is amazing!!!!
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Anonymous 03-16-2008
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Loved it so much, I made it 2 days in a row
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had 4 bananas that were ready to expire and since it's just me and my husband I cut the recipe in half the first night. I... put it over angel food cake and topped it with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream. We loved it so much I made it again the next night. Then, as someone suggested, we took the extra syrup and spread it on our pancakes. Yum! This one is a keeper.Read more