Skillet Bananas Foster is an iconic New Orleans dessert that can easily be made at home, impressing your family and friends.
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How to make bananas foster in a cast iron skillet.
I'm not sure about you, but I'm not overly eager to flambé in my home. My luck, I'll do it just wrong enough to burn the place down. No live plumes of fire in my version but you're welcome to in yours.
Get all your ingredients prepped and ready to go. I do not chop the bananas at this time. You know how quickly they turn brown.
This is a great recipe to pull someone else in the kitchen to be your sous chef and help with banana slicing or you can be a bit maniacal and go back and forth between stirring and slicing.
Heat your skillet over medium heat. Add the sugar, rum, water, cinnamon, salt, butter, and lemon juice. Whisk until those are fully combined.
You'll want to whisk frequently until the sugar has fully dissolved and you're left with this rich, luscious dark sauce. This usually takes 3-5 minutes.
While you're frequently whisking, coin slice your bananas. Yes, this can be a lot of back and forth, but again, you're totally free to slice ahead of time.
Nestle them into the sauce and allow the bananas to cook for a good 3-4 minutes before flipping them over. A spatula works nicely for flipping a lot gently at once or if you've got mad chopstick skills, use those to flip fast.
Once they've all been flipped, allow the bananas to cook for another 2-3 minutes. They will cook down a bit and be enveloped into the sauce.
There will be a fair amount of sauce to spoon over your ice cream or however you're eating this Skillet Bananas Foster.
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Skillet Bananas Foster
Equipment
- 10-inch cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup spiced dark rum
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter cut into fourths
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 bananas ripe; coin-sliced
Instructions
- Heat the skillet over medium heat.
- Combie the sugar, rum, water, cinnamon, salt, butter, and lemon juice and add it to the skillet.
- Whisk frequently until the sugar has disolved, about 3-5 minutes.
- Once the sugar has disolved and the sauce and thickend, add the bananas.
- All the bananas to cook for up to 4 minutes without being disturbed.
- Flip the bananas, making sure they are fully mixed into the sauce; continue cooking for up to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve over vanilla ice cream and enjoy.
Nutrition
Dutch Oven Daddy is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
This post was originally published on April 16, 2018 but has been updated with new photography, recipe clarification, and content.
Beth
Such an easy, delicious addition to summer dessert. PErfect for pound cake and ice cream!
Andrea
I can't believe how easy this totally drool worthy dessert is to make. I can't wait to impress my family with this.
Carrie Robinson
I just love bananas foster- so decadent! And perfect for serving over a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a slice of pound cake. 🙂
Jacqueline
I've never heard of this before but it looks lush. *Adds to list *
Colleen
This is a delicious treat and I love how easy it is in one skillet. Thanks for sharing!
Lima Ekram
Looks absolutely delicious - can't wait to make it!
Caroline
These look so wonderfully decadent, and indeed that bit easier than the traditional, too. Yum!
Tara
Oh wow! This bananas foster looks absolutely amazing. I love how everything comes together in one skillet.
Dana
This was unbelievable! Served it over ice cream and it was a total hit with everyone—kids and adults alike!
Kushigalu
Drooling over this recipe. Looks so delicious. Pinned to try this soon.
Cami
Looks yummy!