Thick Bananas Foster Shake Food

BANANAS FOSTER MILKSHAKE

Steps:

• Dip rim of a tall glass in caramel. Place glass in freezer while preparing milkshake.
• Blend vanilla ice cream and milk until thick but pourable. Add 1/2 of the banana and pulse to combine.
• Sprinkle remaining banana slices with sugar; using a hand-held kitchen torch, caramelize the bananas.
• Spread some caramel sauce on the inside of the prepared glass. Add coffee ice cream. Drizzle with more caramel sauce and break 2 pretzels into glass. Top with milkshake; do not fill to the top of the glass or it will overflow when toppings are added. Pipe on whipped cream, as desired. Top with bruleed banana, more caramel sauce, and pretzels also dipped in caramel. Serve with a straw, a bowl and a spoon.

BANANAS FOSTER MILKSHAKE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the banana, caramel sauce, cinnamon, rum, if using, and milk and blend until smooth. Add the ice cream and blend until incorporated. Pour into a tall glass, and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream, a few slices of banana and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Serve immediately.

BANANAS FOSTER MILKSHAKE

Steps:

• For the bananas Foster: Add the butter and the bananas to a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook until the bananas are caramelized, about 2 minutes per side. Stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Pulling the saute pan away from the flame, add the banana liqueur and stir to combine. Stir in the vanilla extract and salt, and scrape the bananas Foster into a bowl to cool.
• For the milkshake: Combine the rum, the cooled bananas Foster and the ice cream in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into glasses and top with a dollop of the whipped cream. Dust with cinnamon, garnish with a maraschino cherry, and serve with a long straw.

THICK BANANAS FOSTER SHAKE

Steps:

• Melt sugar in a small saucepot on medium heat. When sugar has melted to an amber color, add butter, stirring until melted. Remove from heat and slowly stir in cream being careful not to splatter. Pour half the caramel into a bowl and set aside. Fold bananas into remaining caramel in saucepot and return to medium-high heat. Stir to combine and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Set aside and let cool slightly. Add ice cream, banana-caramel mixture, banana liqueur and rum to a blender and blitz until smooth. Drizzle remaining caramel down the sides of glass goblets. Pour in shake and serve.

BANANAS FOSTER CHEESECAKE TOPPING

Steps:

• Place a skillet over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Mix well and continue to cook until the sugar has dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Gently stir in the sliced bananas and cook until softened but not mushy, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat (or turn off the heat) and stir in the rum. Return the skillet to medium heat and bring the mixture to a simmer. Allow the topping to cool for 2 minutes.
• Arrange the cheesecakes on a serving platter. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the fruit topping on top of each cheesecake. Serve immediately.

THICK BANANA SHAKES

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.