Bananas Foster is a dessert that originated in New Orleans,
Louisiana (US). It's fairly easy to make and very impressive to
watch, not to mention delicious. The burst of dancing flames will
dazzle the audience, caramelize the
bananas and tantalize your guests,
while pleasing the eyes and "astonishing" the taste buds all in
one shot!
- Two bananas
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 stick of butter
- 1/8 of a cup of spiced rum: one shot
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract/essence
- Vanilla ice
cream
Peel and cut
bananas lengthwise and in half, then set aside.
Remove the ice cream from the freezer and allow it to
soften.
Set burner to medium to high heat
Place the butter into the saucepan, stirring continuously to
prevent burning.
Add 1 cup of brown sugar to the melted butter and stir constantly,
this should be allowed to cook and caramelize for about 3-5
minutes. Once the brown sugar and butter mixture is the consistency
of warm maple syrup, turn the burners to low.