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

Bananas with rum sauce (flambé)

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:

4 bananas
480g
3 tbsp butter
44g
3 tbsp brown sugar
44g
1/4 cup rum
50g
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2.50g

Instructions:

1. Caramelize sugar: Melt butter in a skillet, add brown sugar, and stir until syrupy.
2. Cook bananas: Place bananas cut-side down and cook for 1–2 minutes per side until golden.
3. Flambé: Remove pan from direct heat, pour in rum, then carefully ignite. Let flames subside naturally.
4. Finish: Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve immediately.

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 Size160 grams
Energy
Calories 270kcal14%
Protein
Protein 1.02g1%
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates 40g11%
Fiber 2.37g6%
Sugar 30g30%
Fat
Fat 10g11%
Saturated 5g18%
Cholesterol 27mg-
Vitamins
Vitamin A 90ug10%
Choline 14mg3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg6%
Vitamin B2 0.00mg0%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg5%
Vitamin B6 0.26mg15%
Vitamin B9 18ug4%
Vitamin B12 0.00ug0%
Vitamin C 15mg16%
Vitamin E 0.13mg1%
Vitamin K 1.10ug1%
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 24mg2%
Copper, Cu 0.14mg15%
Iron, Fe 0.15mg1%
Magnesium, Mg 36mg8%
Phosphorus, P 30mg2%
Potassium, K 410mg12%
Selenium, Se 0.15ug0%
Sodium, Na 4.46mg0%
Zinc, Zn 0.22mg2%
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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