Is it just me or are you getting sick of winter too?
Give me some sun, give me some tropics, give me some Virgin Banana Fosters.

Banana Fosters is a deliciously rich dessert that is filled with spiced bananas and walnuts floating in an intense caramel sauce.
It’s usually drowned in rum then flambéd to cook off the alcohol, but I skipped the alcohol to make this a family friendly dessert that will surely become a favorite.

Don’t worry though, the rum flavor is still there with a rum extract.
Oh yes, you will get the full Banana Fosters effect with this one.

There is something so enticing about a warm and cold dessert.
The flavors of the cold vanilla ice cream succumbing to the hot spiced bananas and walnuts is pure bliss.

You need this in your life.
Family Friendly Banana Fosters
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp rum extract
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 bananas, cut into 1 inch slices
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a medium sized sauce pan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, rum extract, vanilla extract, and cinnamon then bring to a slight bubble.
- Add bananas and walnuts, coat with sauce mixture and let cook until heated through for 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.
- Enjoys!






First of all … it’s Bananas Foster, not Banana Fosters.
Secondly, (although it sounds like a delicious addition) I have never seen a Bananas Foster recipe with walnuts. It is a really popular New Orleans dessert, though and pecans are the but of choice in that region… bet that would be good…
Finally, when making the non-alcoholic version, I use coconut milk with a few drops of banana extract instead of the banana liqueur and apple cider with a bit of molasses stirred in instead of the rum. Obviously, I can’t get the flambe, but the flavor is quite good.
Oops … make that “nut of choice” … darned autocorrect!
And … I meant to say that you did a great job with the photos and your dessert does look delicious!
BANANA+HONEY i LIKE IT!!
This is one of my favorite deserts! Love your family friendly verson!! Looks so yummy!
Danielle
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We love banana foster anything!! This look so divine!
Delightful!! I haven’t had banana fosters in SO LONG!
pass me one, it looks delicious!
Thanks Diane! 🙂
OH wow!!!!
This looks and sounds delicious! Family friendly is always a bonus in our house. Great idea!
Its always good to have an easy dessert the whole family can enjoy. 🙂
I love this idea. Flambe-ing things in my kitchen makes me super nervous, so I am glad you skipped that in this!
Totally! I am afraid I would light my kitchen on fire!! Haha
Bananas fosters is one of the best things ever! Love that you made this family-friendly!
Thanks Stephanie!!
This looks SO good Shawn!! That caramel mixture is making me drool.
It’s definitely drool worthy, and quite possibly stuff your face worthy too. 😉
These look incredible! Beautiful photos and I jsut adore me some Bananas Foster! Real rum or not…I’ll take a bite. or 8. 🙂
I’m also beyond sick of Winter!! I need some flip flops and tank tops in my life again!
Haha thanks Dana! Yes, everyone needs more flip flops and sun in their lives!!
I’m so with you – I’m totally over winter!! But I’d be totally into this – love it!
Thanks Deborah! 🙂
Okay I guess I could skip the rum 🙂 sounds classic!!
Trust me Gerry, it’s just as tasty!!