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Flaky, light as air puff pastry shells filled with creamy vanilla ice cream and topped with sweet, sliced bananas in a hot caramelized butter and brown sugar sauce with just a touch of cinnamon.

Bananas Foster is one of New Orleans’ most famous desserts and my first trip to New Orleans would not have been complete without eating Bananas Foster at Brennan’s. My version is non-alcoholic, but at Brennan’s it’s fun to watch your waiter flame the dessert at your table.

Cover of Puff Pastry at Brunch by Katherine Martinelli

My twist on Bananas Foster was also inspired by Katherine Martinelli’s new eBook, Puff Pastry at Brunch: 10 Sweet and Savory Recipes to Start Your Morning, and her recipe for Caramelized Banana and Whipped Cream Stacks. Katherine is a Food and Travel Writer.

It’s a fun little eBook filled with easy to follow recipes and tips on using puff pastry to create luscious puff pastry recipes for brunch. It’s available at the Amazon Kindle store, as well as Barnes and Noble’s Nook. (You can also download it to your computer if you don’t  have an e-reader.)

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This recipe is so quick and easy, but elegant enough to serve to guests. I don’t usually serve ice cream for brunch, but I figure if Brennan’s can serve Bananas Foster for breakfast, I can certainly serve it for brunch.

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Bananas Foster in Puff Pastry Shells

Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients 

  • 6 baked puff pastry shells*
  • ¼ cup ½ stick butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 firm ripe bananas sliced
  • 2 cups vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, water and vanilla stir until smooth.
  • Add the banana slices and stir to coat evenly. Allow to cook for 1 minute (don’t overcook the banana.) Remove from heat.
  • Spoon ⅓ cup ice cream into each pastry shell. Spoon the caramelized bananas over the ice cream and pastry shells. Serve immediately.

Notes

*I used Pepperridge Farm Puff Pastry Shells, but you could make shells out of pastry sheets.

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    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

  1. Carmen

    This recipe sounds delicious – I’m going to have to try it!

  2. Amber W

    I liked Barbara Bakes on Facebook!! 🙂

  3. Amber W

    Oh gosh!!! Just found this recipe and am making it TONIGHT! Looks delish!! Thank you for posting great recipes every day and the great contest!!

    • Barbara

      Hi Amber! Love that you found the recipe and made it for dinner. Thanks!

  4. Vennie Reynolds

    Wow! I love banana! So much more when it’s in puff pastry shell. Can we replace vanilla ice cream with another flavor? Just curious about how it would taste. Thanks for this delicious post.

    -Vennie

    • Barbara

      I think a Caramel Cashew ice cream or something similar would be a good substitute. Thanks!

  5. Jamie

    I love making puff pastry and been having the itch again lately. This little book looks great – and I love this way to serve this dessert. Puff pastry makes everything elegant.

  6. Mike

    I already follow you on Facebook.

  7. Mike

    Great twist on a classic! I’m no teetotaler, but prefer the non-alcoholic version.

  8. Jodie

    What a fun idea, I love it. Those pastry cups have endless possibilities!

  9. Christine

    Puff pastry is great

  10. Phyllis

    I love Bananas Foster–what a great idea to serve them in a puff pastry!! Thanks for the recipe!

  11. Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl

    And, I follow you on Facebook. Thanks for the opportunity to win–looks like a great giveaway!

  12. Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl

    This looks wonderful! We’re hosting out-of-town guests in a few weekends; I might have to make this for brunch!

  13. Susan

    I’ve Liked Barbara Bakes on Facebook.

  14. Susan

    I’m already a follower on Twitter!

  15. Susan

    I love puff pastry and your Bananas Foster rendition sounds wonderful. I’d love to win a copy of Katherine’s ebook!

  16. Kitchen Belleicious

    many words come to my mind when I see this amazing dessert but the most important is simply GENIUS!

  17. Ben

    Puff pastry is great for brunch, lunch, dinner, breakfast, second breakfast… hehe. I loved this recipe and I’d definitely want to try the alcoholic version.

  18. Deborah

    I love bananas foster inspired desserts, and this one looks AMAZING!!

  19. Matt @ FaveHealthyRecipes

    This recipe look great! I would love it if you linked up this post to my blog hop for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: http://ow.ly/aj76a

  20. Magen

    This bananas foster looks amazing!