Bananas flambé makes an impressive presentation at your dinner party, yet it is so simple and quick to make. This banana dessert is popular in the French Caribbean and also in New Orleans where the dessert is called Bananas Foster.
Ingredients
4 | Dole Bananas, peeled and halved lengthways (Main) |
2 Tbsp | Anchor butter |
2 Tbsp | Taylor Pass Beech Honeydew Honey |
¼ cup | Havana Club Rum |
To serve
100 g | Mascarpone (Main) |
100 ml | Anchor Cream |
1 tsp | Havana Club Rum |
1 Tbsp | Taylor Pass Beech Honeydew Honey |
3 cans | Gingernuts, crushed |
Directions
- Peel and halve each banana lengthwise.
- Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the bananas 3-4 minutes each side.
- Add the honey, heat through and toss to combine. Take the frying pan away from the heat, tilt away from you, then pour in the rum. Flambé. Cook until the flame dies down for a minute or so. (If it does not light itself then carefully ignite with the flame of the gas element or a lighter.)
- Serve bananas with mascarpone honey cream, sprinkled with some ginger nut biscuit crumb.