Learn more about the history of Bananas Foster, then stick around for the easy recipe for this banana dessert from Brennan’s ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the 1950s, bananas cooked in a bubbling mixture of brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, flambéed in rum, and served over vanilla ice cream ...

Serves 2 to 4. Recipe courtesy of Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans is from “Louisiana Sweets: King Cakes, Bread Pudding & Sweet Dough Pie” by Dixie Poché. 1 ounce butter ½ cup light brown sugar ¼ ...

Recipes you want to make. Cooking advice that works. Restaurant recommendations you trust.

In 1951, New Orleans restaurateur Owen Brennan became an innovator in the field of back-scratching when he named a dessert after his buddy Richard Foster from the New Orleans Crime Commission. Bananas ...