Bananas with rum sauce (flambé)
These bananas flambéed in rum sauce are the perfect quick dessert. Caramelized in butter and sugar, then set alight with dark rum, they’re sweet, slightly smoky, and full of flavor. The flambé effect makes them as fun to watch as they are to eat.
- 18 Sep 2025
- Cook time 7 min
- Prep time 5 min
- 4 Servings
- 5 Ingredients
This flambé dessert is perfect for dinner parties when you want to impress without stress. Serve it over vanilla ice cream, pancakes, or even French toast for an indulgent finish. With just a few ingredients, you’ll create a dish that tastes like a tropical getaway on a plate.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Tips:
- Safety: Always flambé off the heat and use a long lighter.
- Banana texture: Slightly underripe bananas hold their shape better.
- Pairings: Serve with ice cream, crepes, or waffles.
This banana flambé dessert is as fun to prepare as it is to eat. Quick, delicious, and slightly theatrical, it’s the perfect ending to a memorable meal.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | 160 grams |
| Energy | |
| Calories 270kcal | 14% |
| Protein | |
| Protein 1.02g | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | |
| Carbohydrates 40g | 11% |
| Fiber 2.37g | 6% |
| Sugar 30g | 30% |
| Fat | |
| Fat 10g | 11% |
| Saturated 5g | 18% |
| Cholesterol 27mg | - |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A 90ug | 10% |
| Choline 14mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 0.07mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 0.00mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 0.82mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 0.26mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B9 18ug | 4% |
| Vitamin B12 0.00ug | 0% |
| Vitamin C 15mg | 16% |
| Vitamin E 0.13mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K 1.10ug | 1% |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium, Ca 24mg | 2% |
| Copper, Cu 0.14mg | 15% |
| Iron, Fe 0.15mg | 1% |
| Magnesium, Mg 36mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus, P 30mg | 2% |
| Potassium, K 410mg | 12% |
| Selenium, Se 0.15ug | 0% |
| Sodium, Na 4.46mg | 0% |
| Zinc, Zn 0.22mg | 2% |
| Water | |
| Water 100g | - |
| * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. | |
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