History
Traditionally a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, this dish transforms a great dessert into an amazing breakfast recipe that can be whipped up in as little as 15 minutes. Bananas Foster is an American dessert that originated in New Orleans with cooked bananas served in a butter, brown sugar and rum sauce. The caramelized liquor-based sauce is often prepared using a cooking technique called flambé (which translates to flamed in French). Fun fact! Bananas foster gets it’s name from Richard Foster, chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission.
Description
Like I mentioned previously, the dish comes together quickly and is very rich. I recommend it for a weekend breakfast so you can laze about recovering from the sugar rush after consuming 3 or 4 servings! I personally find Bumbu Rum to complement the flavors of bananas foster really well but any rum will do. You can also use 2 teaspoons of rum extract for a completely non-alcoholic experience. The brioche bread is hearty and soaks up the French toast egg wash quickly and efficiently.
Tips
A word to the wise: Don’t let the bananas cook more than a minute or they will become mushy. It won’t ruin the dish or anything but a more substantial bite makes for a better overall experience. Your bananas can be slightly green for this too because cooking them in the caramel sauce will bring out the sweetness. If they’re ripe, that won’t be a problem either though.