Name: Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Ingredients: 1 loaf *Peanut Butter Bread (Here's the recipe ); 4 medium bananas; ½ cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed ); ½ cup rum; vanilla ice cream (optional)

My version of Bananas Foster, Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster, is a decadent rum-lace caramel sauce over peanut butter bread. It’s made with sliced bananas, brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter bread and tastes absolutely amazing!

This famous New Orleans dessert is the epitome of decadence!

WHAT IS BANANAS FOSTER?

Bananas Foster is a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar, and bananas are cooked, and then alcohol is added and ignited. The bananas and sauce are then served over the ice cream.

Owen Brennan, owner of Brennan’s Restaurant, challenged chef Paul Blangé in 1951 to create a dessert with bananas. Chef Paul named the dessert after Richard Foster who was a regular at the restaurant.

PEANUT BUTTER BREAD BANANAS FOSTER

I took the classic Bananas Foster Dessert and added pecans and spooned the sauce over toasted peanut butter bread. Of course, you can add vanilla ice cream if you want. And Wow!! Just wow!!

WHAT BANANAS ARE BEST?

The day I bought bananas they were slightly under-ripe. (photo above) Under-ripe bananas are not good for this recipe; they’ll be tough and have a ‘chalky’ taste.

However, over-ripe bananas are not good in this recipe either, they will be too mushy and fall apart. Like Goldilocks, bananas have to be just right for Bananas Foster!

You can speed the ripening process by placing them in a brown paper bag. As well, for ripe bananas that you are not ready to use yet, place in the refrigerator, the skins will darken but the fruit will not ripen any further.

These bananas are just right! They have slightly speckled skins.

The fruit will be tender and sweet.

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PEANUT BUTTER BREAD BANANAS FOSTER

One important tip for making this recipe. Have all your ingredients (and serving dishes) ready before you start. Once you start cooking the butter and sugar things move very quickly and you can easily cook the brown sugar too long.

As well, if you plan to serve this sauce with ice cream, scoop it out and have it ready and waiting in the freezer.

Melt butter

Have the bananas sliced before you start

Note: I took the photos at different times that’s why the bananas are sliced differently.

Toast the Peanut Butter Bread as you begin melting the butter.

Add brown sugar to melted butter on med heat. Stir and watch carefully.

Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly

If you over-cook this mixture, you’ll have brickle, or toffee, or a hard slab of burnt yuckiness!!

Add the bananas to the mixture and remove from heat

Carefully add the rum (away from any heat source)

ignite with a long lighter or long match and let flames die.

I wish I had been videoing this portion for you, very entertaining, I’m sure!

Plate and serve immediately!

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My version of Bananas Foster, Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster Bananas, is a decadent rum-lace caramel sauce over peanut butter bread. #dessert #recipe #bananas #bananasfoster #caramel #rum #easy

Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster (Serves 6 to 8), you’ll need one loaf of Peanut Butter Bread. This bread is not very sweet. It’s almost like coffee cake and therefore good for breakfast as well.

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on products used.

I updated this post from an earlier version. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.

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Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster

Bananas are cooked and bathed in a rich caramel sauce and smothers a unique bread.

Author: Paula

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 16 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

1 loaf *Peanut Butter Bread Here's the recipe
4 medium bananas
½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
½ cup rum
vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions

Combine the butter and sugar in a medium-size skillet. Place the pan over low heat on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
Place the bananas in the pan. When the banana slices soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum. When the flames subside, spoon the bananas out of the pan and over slices of Peanut Butter Bread.
Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately. Add a scoop of vanilla if desired.

Notes

* You can use pound cake or banana bread for the Peanut Butter Bread

Nutrition

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Comments

keri @ shaken together says

09.06.12 at 11:41 am

Paula – this looks crazy good! That peanut butter bread is calling my name, too! I'll be featuring this a little later today! Thanks for sharing it at the {what's shakin' link party}!

JenmiJenmi says

09.05.12 at 10:57 pm

Looks dangerously good! 🙂

Paula Jones says

09.05.12 at 7:51 pm

thank you! thanks for hosting each week!

Michelle's Tasty Creations says

09.05.12 at 6:57 pm

Paula,
I think I end up drooling every time I'm on your sight! This looks amazing and I can't wait to try it. YUM. Thank you so much for linking up your wonderful recipe to Creative Thursday last week. I can’t wait to see what you link up this week. I wouldn’t be able to do these wonderful parties without your participation. Have a wonderful week.

Michelle

The Mandatory Mooch says

09.05.12 at 10:24 am

What a wonderful treat!! I love those flavors together. Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

Thanks, Nichi

Nicole {WonkyWonderful} says

09.03.12 at 6:45 pm

Holy Cow – This looks Amazing! I'm craving mow 🙂

Julie says

09.02.12 at 5:44 pm

OMG. This looks so good! Thank you for sharing on Marvelous Mondays, Paula!

Heather Kinnaird says

09.01.12 at 8:35 pm

amazing!

Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says

09.01.12 at 9:43 am

This looks delicious! My kids would go crazy for this 🙂

Beach Monkeys - Jen says

08.30.12 at 9:15 pm

WOW, that looks super yummy! My son loves pbj's so this might be a winner!

Art By ASM says

08.30.12 at 8:56 pm

One of my favorite desserts is Bananas Foster. I usually serve them with Crepes with Ice Cream and Whip Cream. Your Peanut Butter bread sounds awesome! I have a Peanut Butter and Nutella Addiction! I am following your blog now. I hope you stop by my blog and follow as well. I am also on Pinterest and Facebook! Hope to see you there!

Warmest Regards,
Annamaria

Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says

08.30.12 at 4:05 pm

Holy smokes! I can't believe you even have any peanut butter bread leftover, and this has to be the only reason to try to save some!! Yummmmm girl! You are giving Paula Dean a run for her money!!

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08.30.12 at 12:02 pm

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Christin@fortmillscliving says

08.29.12 at 8:09 pm

Your bread pudding looks so sinful and rich! Elvis would have loved it.

PEANUT BUTTER BREAD BANANAS FOSTER