Cinnamon Sauteed Bananas Recipes

CINNAMON-SPICED BANANAS

Steps:

• Place bananas in a small microwave-safe bowl. Top with brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; dot with butter., Cover and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is melted, stirring once. Spoon banana mixture into bowls; top with ice cream. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED BANANAS WITH TANGY SWEET CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, add the butter and melt it over medium-high heat. Add the bananas and saute until they begin to caramelize. Add the orange juice, sugar and salt and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes. The bananas should be nicely browned, and the orange juice and sugar will have formed a glaze. (If needed, add a tablespoon of water.) Serve on a dessert plate with a tablespoon of Tangy-Sweet Cream.;
• In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients until creamy and smooth.

CINNAMON SAUTEED BANANAS

Steps:

• Cut bananas crosswise into 1/4" slices.
• Toss slices in a bowl with the sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice.
• Heat saute pan over medium-high heat, add butter.
• When butter is bubbly, add the bananas.
• Holding the pan by the handle, toss the bananas every 10 seconds or so for 2-3 minutes until tender.
• (The slices should hold their shape and be carmelized) Serve on a warm plate-- good with ice cream or angel food cake or by itself!

PAN SEARED CINNAMON BANANAS OVER VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium heat, add butter and melt. Add the cinnamon and stir to combine. Add the brown sugar and stir until melted. Remove pan from heat and add the rum. Return pan to the heat and stir until a light caramel forms. Add the bananas and toss to coat. Serve over vanilla ice cream and garnish with a sprig of mint.

BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar. Stir together and cook for a minute or two. Pour in the cream and stir it around to combine.
• Peel the bananas and slice them on the bias inside the peel. Drop the slices into the pan. Next, add the chopped nuts and stir them into the sauce. Then - and this is where you need to be a little careful - stir in the rum. Let it start to bubble, and then carefully use a long lighter to ignite it. (Be sure to have a lid handy in case you need to extinguish the flame.) Let the fire burn and go out (it'll only take about 30 seconds or so), and then stir in the cinnamon at the end. You may also cook the mixture without flambeing it.
• Spoon it over a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream and enjoy immediately.
• Spoon bananas Foster over French toast, waffles or crepes. Substitute peaches, pears or cherries for the bananas. Of course, then it probably wouldn't be considered bananas Foster.