This simple dessert combines bananas, brown sugar and a touch of rum for a deliciously warm and creamy experience. Plus, it's topped with creamy vanilla ice cream for the perfect finishing touch.
How to Make Caramelized Bananas
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add brown sugar and heat until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed (about 2 min). Stir in vanilla, pecans, and cinnamon*(be careful: liquid splattering may occur).
Place the bananas, sliced side up, in a skillet; heat for about two minutes; gently turn the bananas over and slice the side down; continue heating for two more minutes.
Remove the skillet from heat;(optional) add the rum to the caramelized bananas (be careful to flambé the rum). Flambé the rum means to create an “open flame” in the skillet to burn off the alcohol.
Remove the skillet from heat; pour rum over sauce; using a long lighter, carefully ignite contents of the skillet; be sure to stand back as the flame may shoot out from the pan; once ignited, allow flame to burn and completely die before serving.
Top caramelized bananas and sauce over 1 scoop of ice cream and serve warm. Enjoy!
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📖 Recipe
Easy Caramelized Bananas
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted butter
- 2 Tablespoons Light brown sugar
- ¼ Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped pecans
- A pinch of cinnamon
- 1 Banana (sliced lengthwise)
- 1 Tablespoon Dark or light rum (optional)
- 1 Scoop Vanilla bean ice cream
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, add brown sugar; heat until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed (about 2 min); stir in vanilla, pecans, and cinnamon*(be careful: liquid splattering may occur).
- Place bananas, sliced side up, in skillet; heat for about two minutes; Gently turn bananas over, sliced side down; continue heating for two more minutes. Remove skillet from heat;(optional) add the rum to the caramelized bananas (be careful to flambé the rum).
- Flambé the rum means to create an “open-flame” in the skillet to burn off the alcohol. Remove skillet from heat; pour rum over sauce; using a long lighter, carefully ignite contents of the skillet.
- be sure to stand back as the flame may shoot out from the pan; once ignited, allow flame to burn and completely die before serving. Top caramelized bananas and sauce over 1 scoop of ice cream and serve warm. Enjoy!
Notes
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
