So
I’m at home staring at bunch of bananas from my co-op basket. So anyways I have more bananas that I
could eat in a week and I’m craving something sweet, when it dawns on me that I
probably have everything I need to make bananas foster. Only I’m wrong because when I look up
recipes it calls for dark rum and walnuts both which I do not have. So I read around a bit and realize I
can use Baileys (which I do have) and pecans and here is the recipe I ended up
with.
Bananas Foster
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 1/2 tablespoons bailey’s
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise and crosswise
- 1/4 cup halved pecans
- 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
Directions
- In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, baileys, vanilla and cinnamon. Mixture will heat up quickly so make sure to have everything measured out.
- When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and pecans in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.
Overall
This
recipe was delicious and exactly what I was looking for. It was smooth and creamy with little
tiny crisps of sugar. Tastes just
like the bananas foster I enjoyed at a top notch restaurant. Will definitely make this again with no
changes.
Frugality
The
bananas were from my co-op basket this week so they cost me about $0.80. The ice cream was $3 for a half gallon
from Fresh and Easy, the pecans were left over from the brie recipe I made this
weekend and everything else was on hand.
This whole dessert could serve 4 and costs only $3.80. Great deal!
