Best Havana Bananas Recipes

HAVANA BANANAS

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Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 ripe bananas
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons of the prepared chile jelly
3 tablespoons Myers dark rum
4 scoops of premium vanilla (or other favorite) ice cream
Your favorite chocolate sauce, as desired
2 ancho chilies, stems and seeds discarded
2 chipotle chilies, stems and seeds discarded
6 tablespoons red currant jelly
6 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Spanish sherry wine vinegar

Steps:

Peel the bananas and cut them into 1/4-inch thick slices. Heat a skillet to moderately hot. Place the bananas in the skillet with the butter and brown sugar. When the butter is melted add the chile jelly. Toss the bananas around to coat them. Now add the rum to pan and carefully deglaze.
Place a scoop of ice cream onto the center of 4 bowls. Arrange the bananas around the ice cream. Drizzle with the chocolate sauce. Serve.
Toast the chilies in a dry skillet until they are very warm and fragrant. Put them in a saucepan with 1 quart of water and simmer on medium heat until the water is almost completely evaporated. Add the currant jelly, honey and vinegar. Bring to a boil. Now remove from the heat and process in a food processor thoroughly. Remove to a clean bowl and cool.

HAVANA BANANAS

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Have seen other variations of this on cooking shows, but the hazelnut flavoring is out of this world. Came up with the name when the Pope visited Cuba in Jan '98. Frangelico is made by monks, supposedly.

Provided by littlebig

Categories Sauces

Time 9m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

3 just ripe bananas (no green at all on skin)
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons of frangelico your favorite liqueur (hazelnut liquer)
1 tablespoon light rum

Steps:

Heat butter in a skillet to foaming.
Add 1/4" thick banana rounds and toss to coat.
Add brown sugar and toss till dissolved.
Add frangelico and rum.
Toss all till a nice coating on bananas develops.
Serve hot on top of your favorite pie or ice cream.

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