How 'bout Bananas Foster... mmmmmmmm

1/2 stick butter
6 tablespoons brown sugar
4 bananas
1 tablespoon light rum
2 tablespoons brandy
8 scoops vanilla ice cream, for serving

Cook butter and sugar in a large skillet over medium heat until melted. Meanwhile, slice bananas in half lengthwise. Add to skillet and cook until bananas are tender, about 2 minutes. Carefully add rum and brandy and ignite. Spoon sauce gently over the bananas a few times and then serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.



I was in New Orleans last month, and was all excited to have some bananas foster... but was surprised to find out that very few restaurants actually make it (because it's prepared tableside and involves fire, it's a pain in the ass).

Unfortunately, Brennan's restaurant (the birthplace of banans foster) is still closed because of Katrina damage (they're scheduled to reopen later this month). So I had to settle for a bananas-foster-esque bread pudding dessert at another place, which was good but not the same...

In the meantime, I'll just have to make it myself! (hopefully I won't burn down my apartment in the process)

The bananas in the H2H image are called lady finger bananas...........

err......nevermind I see Tofu already knew that

geez people besides Tofu learn how to Google search

I teach lessons $50/hr

I'm a Google-holic. Maybe I should seek help.

I used google to get all that info. Blame my mom, though; she's the one who said they were plantains.