Coffee Bananas Foster
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 511
- Total Fat
- 23
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 62
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 52
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 81
- Sodium
- 112
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
2 bananas, (may use ripe or not quite ripe) cut in 1/2 lengthwise
1/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark
3 tablespoons banana liqueur
2 tablespoons dark rum (recommended: Myers's Dark Rum)
2 to 3 tablespoons cold coffee or expresso
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 quart vanilla ice cream
Directions
- In a medium saute pan over medium to high heat, add butter. Let melt then add bananas. Saute 1 minute on each side, and remove from pan.
- In same pan, add sugar, banana liqueur, dark rum, and cold coffee. Let simmer for 2 minutes and tilt pan to side to ignite evaporating alcohol in pan. When flame is extinguished, add orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until desired consistency is achieved
- Add bananas back into pan and ladle sauce over bananas for 1 minute to coat. To serve, place 1 banana half in 4 long bowls with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Spoon sauce evenly on top and serve.