Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.^[2] 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.

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster at Brennan's
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	New Orleans, Louisiana
Created by	Paul Blangé and Ella Brennan[1] Vieux Carré Restaurant
Invented	1951
Main ingredients	Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
Media: Bananas Foster

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.^[3] Cinnamon and nutmeg may be added as seasoning.^[4]

History

The dish was created at the original location of Brennan's^[2] in New Orleans, Louisiana, when the restaurant was still known as Owen Brennan's Vieux Carré.^[5] 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.^[2]

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

See also

• Louisiana portal
• Food portal

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