Bananas foster crisp
10
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 5 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Banana's Foster is a classic dessert made on the stovetop with bananas, rum, sugar, and butter. We take these classic flavors and bake them instead, topped with a simple ginger crumble for extra flavour and texture. They can be baked in a small gratin dish, or in small individual ramekins. This is a very easy dessert to scale up for a crowd or down to serve 2. Be sure to use very firm bananas so they stand up to the long cook time.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Banana
2 medium, ripe but firm, halved lengthwise for large dish, or sliced into 1-inch rounds for ramekins
Uncooked rolled oats
5 tbsp(s), old-fashioned
Dark brown sugar
¼ cup(s)
Packed brown sugar
1 tsp(s)
Ground ginger
½ tsp(s)
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp(s)
Kosher salt
½ tsp(s), divided
Unsalted butter
4 tbsp(s), softened, divided
Rum
1 tbsp(s), dark variety
Vanilla extract
1 tsp(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 12-oz gratin dish or four 4-oz ramekins with nonstick spray. If using gratin dish, place bananas in dish, cut-side up. If using ramekins, divide sliced bananas among ramekins. Place ramekins on small rimmed baking sheet.
2
In spice mill, blender, or food processor, grind oats into coarsely ground flour. In small bowl, combine ground oats, 1 tsp sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and 1⁄4 tsp salt. Add 1 tbsp butter. Using your fingertips, smear butter into dry ingredients until topping is moist and crumbly.
3
In small saucepan, melt remaining 3 tbsp butter over medium heat. Add remaining 1⁄4 cup sugar and cook, stirring to dissolve, until sugar is bubbly and starts to caramelize or instant-read thermometer registers 240°F, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in rum, vanilla, and remaining 1⁄4 tsp salt and cook for 1 minute. Carefully pour hot syrup evenly over bananas. Sprinkle topping over bananas.
4
Bake bananas until topping is deep golden brown and juices are bubbling around edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
5
Serving size: one 4-oz ramekin
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