Best Bananas Foster Quesadillas Recipes

BANANA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Slice the bananas thinly and dump them, the sugar, cream cheese, and banana extract in the mixer together, and beat until smooth. Spread about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the filling over half of each tortilla. Fold the other half over the filling and press lightly. Place on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until filling sets, maybe 30 minutes or longer. In a large saute pan, over medium heat melt 1 tablespoon of the butter and pan fry the tortillas in batches about 2 minutes per side. To serve, slice each tortilla into thirds and arrange the slices in the center of a serving plate. Slice remaining bananas and arrange slices on the sliced quesadillas. Drizzle a couple spoonfuls of caramel sauce over. Variations: 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon You might want to add a bit more powdered sugar, but you don't really need it with the caramel sauce. Other Toppings: Warmed hot fudge sauce, strawberries, or even a couple squirts of "Redi Whip" would be good.

BANANAS FOSTER II

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

BRENNAN'S BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet.
• Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
• Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections 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, or ignite with a long match.
• When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream.
• Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.

SUNNY'S EASY BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in the orange juice, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice and bring to a simmer. Slice the bananas and add to the skillet, stirring to coat. Saute until the bananas are tender and the sauce coats them, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the bourbon. Light the liquid in the skillet with a click lighter and flambe, allowing the flames to subside. Turn on the heat and cook about 1 minute. Serve in bowls, warm, over vanilla ice cream with a sprinkle of nuts.

BANANA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add the sugar and bananas, continue to beat until smooth.
• Spread 1/4 cup of the filling over half of each tortilla.
• Fold the other half over the filling and press slightly.
• Place on a large plate and cover with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate until the filling sets, about 30 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Pan-fry the tortillas in batches, 3 at a time, until golden on each side, about 2 minutes per side.
• Repeat the above process with the remaining butter and filled tortillas.
• To serve, slice each filled tortilla into thirds.
• Arrange the slices in the center of each serving plate.
• Spoon a 1/4 cup of the warm caramel sauce over each plate.
• Peel the bananas and slice 1/4-inch thick.
• Garnish each plate with the sliced bananas and whipped cream, if desired.

MEXICAN BANANAS FOSTER

Steps:

• Build a charcoal fire in an outdoor grill and let burn until the coals are covered with white ash. Let the fire burn down to medium-hot (you should be able to hold your hand at grate level for 3 seconds). In a gas grill, preheat to Medium.
• Tear off six 12-inch squares of aluminum foil. Fold one foil square in half. On the bottom half, place 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons Kahlua, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1 banana. Sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon. Fold the foil over to form a packet, crimping the open edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. The packets can be prepared up to 1 hour ahead and kept at room temperature.
• Grill the packets until the sugar, Kahlua, and butter are boiling, 5 to 7 minutes. Open the packets, pour over bowls of ice cream and serve immediately.

BANANAS FOSTER QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and orange zest. When the mixture is fully combined, gently fold in the sliced bananas. Onto one half of each flour tortilla spread 1/3 cup of the cream cheese mixture. Fold the tortilla over, and place it onto a flat platter. Repeat this with all four tortillas, then cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. This will allow the filling to chill before browning.
• 2. In a separate bowl, mix together one stick of softened butter, 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar and 1 tsp. of cinnamon
• 3. To prepare the quesadillas, spread one side of each with the cinnamon butter mixture. Lay buttered side down in a pre-heated non stick pan over medium-high heat. While the first side is browning, spread the butter mixture onto the other side. Cook on medium-high heat until the quesadilla is browned on both sides, you may need to lower the heat a little to avoid burning the brown sugar. To serve, cut the quesadillas in half and drizzle with the Caramel Rum glaze. [recipe to follow] Garnish with powdered sugar and whipped cream and serve hot. Yield: 4 servings Caramel Rum Glaze: 1 10 oz jar of Caramel Ice Cream topping 1 tsp. of Rum flavoring Heat the topping in a microwave safe bowl until it is the consistency of syrup. Add the rum flavoring then drizzle over the hot quesadillas before serving. Cook's note: Do not walk away from the pan when you're preparing the quesadillas, the brown sugar will caramelize quickly and it can burn easily. The prep time for this dessert is about 10-15 minutes. However, I included the chill time in my estimation.