Sunday Supper Banana Foster

Banana Foster

There are very few deserts in my opinion which can hit all the notes of flavor as a traditional banana foster.  This simple desert rushes all my five senses into spring.  It beacons me to get out my ice cream maker, cut up some bananas, reach for the rum, and grab a ice cold stick of butter.  It is a favorite in the Davenport house hold.

Serves: 6  Prep time: 5 minutes   Cook time: 7 minutes  Level of difficulty: Silly simple


Ingredients:

Vanilla bean ice cream, homemade or store bought....This time I used store bought.

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 tablespoons of brown sugar

1 to 2 pinches of cinnamon

1/4 cup of Rum.... or you can use rum flavoring.  BUT I like to light my banana foster on fire and for that big Ta Da you will need to use real rum.

4 to 5 ripe bananas sliced on a diagonal into about one inch pieces.

4 tablespoons of real butter

1/2 cup of pure maple syrup

Place 4 tablespoons of butter into cast iron skillet or whatever skillet you have along with 3 tablespoons of brown sugar on medium heat until melted.

After the sugar and butter have become friends add your maple syrup to the party. Let that simmer for a minute or so then grab the star of the show...the bananas, add them to the pool of sweet yumminess.

Okay! Now it's time for the big production, the moment when all your guest go Awe!!! Wow!!! Amazing, and gasp at your chef talent!!! Take the skillet off the flame if your working with a gas stove, then add your rum....grab a long lighter and ignite your masterpiece into a flaming ambiance for all to enjoy.  Now your left with only two words to say, "Ta Da".

 












WOW!!!! Love it....Look at that flame!!! If you want to add more of a presentation then throw a few pinches of your cinnamon onto the flame but stand back because the cinnamon causes fireworks.  In know time your banana fosters will be shooting sparks.  It's very exciting!!! Now serve it up...then be very quiet and listen to the sounds of pure delight as your guest experience bananas in a new and magnificent way!

What an evening at the Davenport house we ate bratwursts, sweet potato fries, with spicy beans, and for desert, well you know what we had, my famous banana foster.  Then we all went outside to play catch and enjoy this amazing spring day. I love family day :)

Psalm 37:4, " Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires o your heart."