Delicious Bananas Foster A La Mode Food

DELICIOUS BANANAS FOSTER A LA MODE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over low heat, combine butter, sugar and cinnamon, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add bananas, stirring gently until bananas begin to soften and brown.
• Carefully add rum and liqueur, cooking until rum is hot.
• Tip pan slightly and ignite rum.
• When flames subside, remove bananas from pan and serve 4 pieces of banana with 1 scoop of ice cream Generously spoon warm sauce over top and serve immediately.

BANANAS FOSTER A LA MODE

Steps:

• Mix all together in mixer until blended and pour into Gallon Pitchers. Place in cooler for transport. Line up 100 martini glasses, rim glasses with Banana Praline dust, if time allows, prior to service. Pour 3 1/2 ounces of drink into glasses, float 1/2-ounce of 151 on top and light with a torch. Add ice cube (frozen banana with orchid).

EASY BANANAS FOSTER A LA MODE

Steps:

• Peel Bananas and place in a non-stick skillet. Pour syrup over the bananas and bring to a simmer.
• Continue to cook bananas, spooning syrup over the top for 3 minutes.
• Turn off heat and cover to keep warm.
• Spoon frozen yogurt into four dishes or bowls. Gently place a warm banana on top of the frozen dessert, spooning the syrup on top.
• Garnish with whipped topping and serve to four very happy people.

BRENNAN'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter over an alcohol burner in a flambe pan or attractive skillet.
• Add the sugar, cinnamon, and banana liqueur and stir to mix. Heat for a few minutes.
• Place the halved bananas in the sauce and sauté until soft and slightly browned.
• Add the rum and allow it to heat well, and then tip the pan so that the flame from the burner causes the sauce to light. Wait until the rum gets hot, so that you get a good flame after its ignited. Allow the sauce to flame until it dies out, tipping the pan with a circular motion to prolong the flaming.
• Carefully lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream, and then spoon the hot sauce from the pan over the top.
• This can be prepared over a stove burner.

BRENNAN'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet.
• Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
• Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum.
• Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum, or ignite with a long match.
• When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream.
• Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.

EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sliced bananas and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
• Lower heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for 2 more minutes.
• Serve over a scoops of ice cream.
• Note: 1 oz of booze may be added during the last 2 minutes of cooking (Rum works well), add with the pan off of the heat- Beware of flaming.

REAL BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Slice bananas in 3 slices lengthwise, then cut in halves.
• Melt butter in a skillet.
• Add brown sugar and cook over low heat stirring into a thick paste.
• Add vanilla and liqueur and stir well; cook for 3 minutes.
• Add bananas and cook over medium heat, being sure to baste with sugar and butter mixture.
• Allow to cook for about 5 minutes.
• Heat rum in a metal cup, ignite and pour over bananas.
• Stir well to blend.
• Serve over vanilla ice cream.

WARM DOUGHNUTS A LA MODE WITH BANANAS AND SPICED CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Place the doughnuts on small baking sheet; then set aside.
• To make the caramel sauce: stir the butter and brown sugar in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat until the butter is melted.
• Boil for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in lemon juice and spices, then rum; stir to blend.
• Cool caramel sauce 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, broil the doughnuts just until hot and bubbly, watching closely to avoid burning, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer the doughnuts to 2 dessert sized plates.
• Gently toss bananas with caramel sauce in skillet, to coat.
• Top doughnuts with a scoop of ice cream, flattening slightly in center.
• Spoon bananas and caramel sauce over.
• Sprinkle with nuts and serve.