Bananas Foster

Template:Short description Template:Infobox prepared food Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.<ref name= NOOnline>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then alcohol is added and ignited. The bananas and sauce are then often served over vanilla ice cream. Popular toppings also include whipped cream and different types of nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.). The dish is often prepared tableside as a flambé.

Preparation

Bananas Foster is made with cooked bananas served in a butter, brown sugar and rum sauce. The caramelized liquor-based sauce is often prepared via flambé. It may be served with vanilla ice cream or used as a crêpe filling.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Cinnamon and nutmeg may be added as seasoning.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

The dish was created at the original location of Brennan's<ref name="NOOnline" /> in New Orleans, Louisiana, when the restaurant was still known as Owen Brennan's Vieux Carré.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1951, Ella Brennan and the restaurant's chef Paul Blangé worked together to modify a dish made by Ella's mother in the Brennan family home. At this time, New Orleans was a major hub for the import of bananas from South America. It was named for Richard Foster, the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission and a friend of restaurant owner Owen Brennan.<ref name= NOOnline />

• A waiter prepares Bananas Foster at Brennan's
  A waiter prepares Bananas Foster at Brennan's
• Bananas Foster includes a flambé.
  Bananas Foster includes a flambé.
• Bananas Foster French toast at a New Orleans restaurant
  Bananas Foster French toast at a New Orleans restaurant

See also

• Cherries jubilee
• Cuisine of New Orleans
• List of American desserts
• List of banana dishes
• Louisiana Creole cuisine