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Bananas Foster Sauce

Bananas Foster Sauce

Course: SauceDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings

This iconic and decadent sauce is traditional served over bananas.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c. (1/2 stick) butter

  • 1 c. dark brown sugar

  • 1/2 t. ground cinnamon

  • 1/4 c. banana liqueur

  • 1/4 c. dark rum

  • 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream

Directions

  • Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet
  • Cook on medium heat, stirring, until the butter is melted and sugar dissolves
  • Stir in the banana liqueur
  • Add the rum and allow to warm
  • Carefully light the rum vapors using a stick lighter or gas burner
  • If you allow the flames to subside on your own, all of the alcohol will be cooked out of the sauce
  • After flames are out, remove pan from heat
  • Stir in the heavy whipping cream

Recipe Video

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