Bananas Foster Ice Cream Pie

Description

Source: Holy Sweet! - Peabody Johnson

If you have ever seen Bananas Foster prepared tableside, it's something to see. All the flames! I don't make you set anything on fire in this recipe because I'm accident-prone and enjoy not setting myself or others on fire. You're welcome. Even with no flambé, though, you get all the flavors of Bananas Foster, and I finally got to use the banana liqueur that has been in my cabinet for years. Win-win.

Ingredients

• 12 graham crackers
• 3 sugar ice cream cones
• 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp (84 g) unsalted butter, melted
• 3 tbsp (42 g) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup (55 g) packed brown sugar
• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) banana liqueur
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) dark rum
• 4 cups (530 g) vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
• 3 tbsp (42 g) packed brown sugar

Directions

1. To make the crust: Generously spray a 9-inch (23-cm) pie dish with nonstick baking spray.
2. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the graham crackers and sugar cones until they are finely crushed.
3. Transfer the crumbs to a medium bowl and add the sugar and melted butter.
4. Mix until they’re fully combined.
5. The mixture will look like wet sand.
6. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pie dish.
7. Use the bottom of a glass or a measuring cup on the bottom of the crust and your fingers up the sides to really make it all compact.
8. Put the crust in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
9. This is a no-bake crust.
10. To make the filling: In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and sugar, stirring to combine them.
11. Add the bananas and sauté them until they are lightly browned, flipping the slices once.
12. Sprinkle them with cinnamon.
13. Add the banana liqueur and rum to the pan, raise the heat to medium-high and cook the mixture down for about 3 to 4 minutes.
14. Set the Bananas Foster mixture aside.
15. In a large bowl, mix together the vanilla ice cream and two-thirds of the Bananas Foster mixture until they are fully combined.
16. Do your best to distribute the bananas throughout the ice cream.
17. Pour the mixture into the chilled pie crust.
18. Cover it with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for at least 4 hours.
19. Put the remaining Bananas Foster mixture in an airtight container and put it in the fridge.
20. When the pie is frozen, remove it from the freezer.
21. Take out the leftover Bananas Foster mixture from the fridge and put it in a small sauté pan.
22. Reheat the mixture over medium heat until it is just warm.
23. Set aside.
24. To make the topping: In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the cream and brown sugar together until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes.
25. Top the entire pie with whipped cream, then drizzle the warmed Bananas Foster mixture on top of that.

Yield: Serves 6 to 8