Banana’s Foster Up
Banana’s Foster Up
Category: Desserts and Dessert Sauces
Serving Size: 2
Beignets
Ingredients
- 2 bananas diced
- 3/4 lb all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup soda water
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 pinch nutmeg & cinnamon
Instructions
Combine all dry ingredients including bananas and fold in wet ingredients. Let chill for 5 minutes. Form into hush puppy sized balls and fry in 330-degree fryer for approximately 3 minutes or until beignets float. Check the middle to make sure they are fully cooked and coat in granulated sugar (with a little cinnamon and nutmeg mixed into it.)
Banana's Foster Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 ounces Meyer’s dark rum
- 1/2 ounce banana liquor
- 2 ounces heavy cream
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 3 bananas peeled and sliced into rounds
Instructions
Place butter and all types of sugar in a sauce pan and melt over medium heat. Once melted, add the remaining ingredients, excluding the bananas. After the sauce has reduced to a caramel consistency add the bananas.
To serve, place 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in a bowl, pour sauce over the top and place hot beignets in the bowl.
Cooking Measurements
1 cup = 250 ml = 16 Tablespoons
1/2 cup = 125 ml = 8 Tablespoons
1/3 cup = 83 ml = 5.3 Tablespoons
1/4 cup = 62 ml = 4 Tablespoons
1 Pinch = 1/8 Teaspoon