{"id":775,"slug":"chocolate-bananas-foster","title":"Chocolate Bananas Foster","description":"In New Orleans, where Bananas Foster was invented, they'll bring out a hot plate and make the dish table side, including a spectacular flambé.","ingredients_raw":["4 slightly unripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise","2 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped","2 tablespoons unsalted butter","½ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) dark rum","2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated","1 pinch salt","¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) granulated sugar","½ teaspoon freshly-ground allspice","½ teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg","½ teaspoon freshly-ground cinnamon","1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract","Powdered sugar"],"ingredients_norm":["slightly unripe banana","semisweet chocolate","unsalted butter","dark rum","orange zest","salt","granulated sugar","ground allspice","nutmeg","ground cinnamon","pure vanilla extract","powdered sugar"],"steps":["Combine all ingredients except bananas, powdered sugar, orange, and rum in a large skillet over medium high heat.","Once mixture comes to a boil, add bananas, making sure to keep at least ½ inch (1.3 cm) between them. Cook for 1 minute per side.","Remove bananas from pan and keep warm. Bring mixture again to a strong boil over high heat. Turn off the heat and add rum. If rum has not ignited by itself, do so carefully either with a firestick or a long fireplace match. Wait until flames die out before stirring in zest.","Spoon sauce over bananas and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm with some ice cream."],"categories":["Recipes for dessert","Recipes using banana","Recipes using orange","Recipes using rum","North American recipes","Recipes using dark chocolate","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Recipes using ice cream","Recipes using butter","Recipes using allspice","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using powdered sugar","Recipes using ground cinnamon"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":15,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chocolate_Bananas_Foster","source_ref":"4587402","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Chocolate_Bananas_Foster&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"7e03853e81a86fe9f1982334f0479cfbfe88ecde7aa240fdcaefdeb216e79f8c","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/chocolate-bananas-foster"}