bananas foster bread
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this delicious loaf has me convinced
bananas are meant to be cooked with butter, brown sugar, and cognac ALWAYS
bananas foster bread
Okay, so I have never really eaten bananas foster. I planned to when Ian and I were in New Orleans. Only then we decided to bring Charlie with us, and Brennan’s did not appear the place to take a baby to brunch.
It’s been on my list of things to try and make at home, but I don’t particularly care to create fire in the kitchen. Although, I bet the kids would get a kick out of it.
I don’t even know why I want to try it, I’m not really one for rum. It just sounds delicious.
So when I found a recipe in Cooking Light for bananas foster bread, well bread and I you know, we got a thing going on. I knew I had to try it. Again, I’ve never had the real deal, so I cannot say if it has a similar taste or not. What I can say is that I don’t ever want to eat bananas without first cooking them in butter, brown sugar, and cognac. I’m surprised they actually made it into the bread batter.
I adapted the recipe only slightly from this one in Cooking Light. It is easily the best banana bread I have ever made.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas well mashed
- 1 cup of brown sugar, divided
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/4 cup cognac (or rum)
- 1/3 cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
- spray bread pan with non-stick spray
- in a medium saucepan, combine the bananas, 1/2 cup brown sugar, butter, and cognac
- cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to bubble, remove form the heat and cool slightly
- to the cooled bananas add the yogurt, eggs,vanilla and remaining sugar
- stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- pour batter into the prepared bread pan, and bake for 1 hour
- cool in the pan 10 minutes, and then remove from the pan to continue cooling on rack
Enjoy!
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LOVE!!!
wow, thanks so very much Amanda!
I agree with you, the best banana bread ?
thanks Teri! It has definitely become my new go-to banana bred recipe
This looks wonderful! I’m curious how much the alcohol flavor comes through. Could the bread be made without the alcohol, or would you recommend at least using some rum flavoring? I don’t keep cognac or rum on hand. Thanks for your help.
I don’t taste the alcohol in the bread at all – bananas foster uses rum, but we never have that – so I used cognac – I’d try it without
Yum, Heather. I agree with you completely … the world would be a better place if we all cooked our bananas in butter, brown sugar, and cognac before eating them! Should we try to start a trend?? ?
Tracey @ The Kitchen is My Playground
yes we should indeed!
I love banana bread. I am going to try this one for sure!
thanks, hope you enjoy it as much as I did
oh how I LOVE bananas foster! this recipe looks soooo delish!
I really am going to have to try the real thing ?
Ohhhhh… Yes. I must make this. One of my favorite yogurt companies here in Atlanta makes an amazing bananas foster yogurt that I drool over so I am dying right now. Just tweeted this out. Thanks so much for sharing. Love your photography, btw.
that yogurt…I need to try that, sounds delicious
Fires in the kitchen are so much when making Bananas Foster! We did it in school for presentations, but I don’t know if I’m brave enough to do it in my own kitchen! This looks like a fabulous alternative ?
I’m impressed that you did it in school ? some day maybe I’ll be brave enough – thanks Julie – how many days til the baby?
Gorgeous photos! I wish I could have a slice of this bread right now!
thank you so much! I just enjoyed a large slice with my coffee ? have a terrific weekend
My neighbor made bananas foster for me one night and I about toppled over and died! So delicious! I’ll have to try this bread for sure!
you have VERY nice neighbors ?
Mega super love. Bananas foster is one of my favorite taste profiles so I will always order anything that bears its name, from ice cream to cookies to pudding to, well, the real thing. This looks like a good one!
thanks, I don;t have much to compare to, not actually having had bananas foster, but I am now kooked
I love bananas foster so this a definite must! Thanks for sharing!
some day I’ll try the real deal – but for now this bread is pretty good too ? thanks so much
Had to try this recipe right away….delicious! Added mini chocolate chips, though, and subbed in ww pastry flour for half the flour. Thanks for a terrific recipe!
I’m so happy to hear that – I wanted to try ww flour, but was afraid it would be too dry – thanks Barb
This sounds A-MAZING! Making it this weekend for sure! Thanks for sharing! I think it would be great for my new linky party starting this Saturday at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com
I will be there, thanks ?
Are you kidding me?!! This is killer!
thank so much Kristen
I love the flavors of Bananas Foster and can only imagine how good this bread must taste!
thanks, I’ve never had the real thing, but the bread was fantastic
Wow! And your photos are gorgeous!
thank you Mandy
Heather you should really make Banana’s Foster you will LOVE it!! This bread looks amazing!
Looks so yummy! Thanks for the reminder that I’ve been wanting to try this recipe!
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This is a very nice bread, and I didn’t even include the alcohol! The texture is great- moist but not at all gummy. Thanks for a terrific recipe!
so happy to hear you enjoyed it! this is one of my all time faves
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