Bananas Foster Ice Cream

Bananas foster has always been one of my favorite desserts ever and so it was only a matter of time before I combined it with my all-time favorite! The first time I made actual bananas foster involved a tortilla chip...none of that this time :)

For this ice cream, I basically made the standard french vanilla ice cream and mixed it with with bananas foster! I took three ripe bananas, mashed them, and mixed them with 4 Tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Usually with this recipe, I slice the bananas in half and cook them, but I figured the mashed would work well with the ice cream. I melted two Tbsp butter and cooked the banana mush for about 5 minutes over medium heat. I then mixed the bananas and custard, cooled, and froze. A minute before the ice cream was finished churning I added a cup of walnuts.

This ice cream is really beyond words. I was going to add some rum to make it more like real bananas foster (which you then light on fire, hence the tortilla chip (?)...long story) but didn't have any on hand and it still turned out incredibly well!!

I'm sorry for the lack of posts over the past few months. DC has been keeping me super busy and I haven't had as much time to cook as much as I'd like. There will be another break for a week or two, since I am visiting Rose in Costa Rica!!! :D BUT this summer I promise there will be so much cooking, baking, and ice cream making!!

-e