Description
Louisiana’s beloved bananas foster crisp brings classic New Orleans flavors to a delightful dessert. Caramelized bananas and buttery streusel topping meld into a warm, rich treat you’ll savor to the last delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 bananas, medium, sliced into ¼-inch pieces
- ½ cup heavy cream (120 milliliters)
- ⅓ cup light corn syrup (80 milliliters)
- 6 tablespoons dark rum (90 milliliters)
Sugars and Sweeteners:
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar, packed (135 grams)
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed (150 grams)
Baking and Topping Ingredients:
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats (not instant) (90 grams)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (60 grams)
- ½ cup cold salted butter, cubed (115 grams)
- 4 tablespoons salted butter (60 grams)
- 1 tablespoon salted butter (for greasing baking dish) (15 grams)
- ½ cup roughly chopped walnuts (60 grams)
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Serving:
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F and lightly coat a baking dish with melted butter, ensuring complete coverage for smooth removal.
- Create a luxurious caramel sauce in a skillet by melting butter and whisking together heavy cream, corn syrup, and brown sugar until smooth and glossy.
- Carefully remove the skillet from heat and infuse the sauce with rum and vanilla extract, creating a rich, aromatic base.
- Gently fold banana slices into the warm caramel mixture, allowing each slice to become thoroughly coated with the decadent sauce.
- Transfer the rum-kissed banana mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly across the bottom.
- Combine dry ingredients for the crisp topping in a mixing bowl, blending oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt until well integrated.
- Using a pastry blender, incorporate cold butter into the dry mixture, creating a crumbly texture with small, pebble-like pieces.
- Fold chopped walnuts into the crumbly topping, adding a delightful crunch and nutty dimension.
- Sprinkle the walnut-studded topping uniformly over the banana layer, ensuring complete and consistent coverage.
- Slide the dish into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, watching for a golden-brown topping and bubbling edges.
- Allow the crisp to rest for 5 minutes after removing from the oven, letting flavors meld and settle.
- Serve warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream, creating a perfect balance of warm, caramelized bananas and cool, creamy sweetness.
Notes
- Elevate your dessert game with this decadent spin on the classic Bananas Foster, transforming the traditional sauce into a hearty, comforting crisp.
- Rum adds a luxurious depth of flavor, creating a sophisticated twist that takes this dessert from simple to spectacular.
- Toasting the crisp topping brings out the nutty essence of walnuts and creates a delightful crunch that contrasts beautifully with the soft, caramelized bananas.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream for a melt-in-your-mouth experience that balances the rich, warm flavors of caramel and banana.
- Cold butter is the secret to achieving that perfect, crumbly crisp topping that provides an irresistible textural contrast.
- Best enjoyed immediately after baking, this dessert is a show-stopping finale to any meal that will have everyone asking for seconds.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg