Bananas Foster Gelato Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon for 4 minutes; set aside. , In a small heavy saucepan, heat milk and cream until bubbles form around sides of pan. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the egg mixture. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly., Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a spoon. Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place in ice water and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in the rum and vanilla. Mash bananas with lemon juice; stir into the rum mixture., Press waxed paper onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Fill the cylinder of an ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving., If desired, top with sliced bananas and caramel topping.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar. Stir together and cook for a minute or two. Pour in the cream and stir it around to combine.
• Peel the bananas and slice them on the bias inside the peel. Drop the slices into the pan. Next, add the chopped nuts and stir them into the sauce. Then - and this is where you need to be a little careful - stir in the rum. Let it start to bubble, and then carefully use a long lighter to ignite it. (Be sure to have a lid handy in case you need to extinguish the flame.) Let the fire burn and go out (it'll only take about 30 seconds or so), and then stir in the cinnamon at the end. You may also cook the mixture without flambeing it.
• Spoon it over a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream and enjoy immediately.
• Spoon bananas Foster over French toast, waffles or crepes. Substitute peaches, pears or cherries for the bananas. Of course, then it probably wouldn't be considered bananas Foster.

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around edges of hte pan. Set aside and cover to keep hot.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the bananas, lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Set aside.
• In the blender or food processor, beat the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and egg yolks until thick. WIth the machine running, gradually add the hot milk. Return the mixture to the sauce pan.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon 6 to 8 minutes or until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and place pan in the bowl of an ice bath. Stir for 2 minutes to cool. Then stir in banana mixture. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or until thoroughly chilled.
• Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

Steps:

• Bring milk and bananas to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes, then purée in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan; set over very low heat to keep warm.
• Beat yolks and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer at high speed until thick.
• Beat half the milk mixture into yolk mixture in a thin stream, then combine with remaining milk mixture in saucepan. Set over low heat and cook until mixture coats back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla, salt and cream.
• Pour into large container, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 2 days. Pour mixture into the canister of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.