Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then alcohol is added and ignited. The bananas and sauce are then served over the ice cream. Popular toppings also include whipped cream and different types of nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.). The dish is often prepared tableside as a flambé.

Bananas Foster
Bananas Foster at Brennan's
CourseDessert
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNew Orleans, Louisiana
Created byPaul Blangé and Ella Brennan
Vieux Carré Restaurant, 1951
Main ingredientsBananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
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