Recipe Wednesday: Bananas Foster Cheesecake



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Today's Recipe Wednesday comes from our Tupelo Country Club Invitational Ladies Cooking Class with Chef James Allen, Executive Chef of the Tupelo Country Club. We held the class last August.

Bananas Foster Cheesecake

The idea behind this dessert is to make a topping that will complement the cheesecake and save you time and effort in the process. The cheesecake is store bought but that is nothing to turn your nose up at. There are plenty of companies that make millions of dollars each year by selling pre-made cheesecake and if they weren’t good, they wouldn’t be selling any. If you have a cheesecake recipe that you love go ahead and make it then top it with Bananas Foster sauté.

For the Bananas Foster:
2-4 Bananas, depending on your love, sliced
2 TB Butter
½ cup Brown Sugar
Zest from one orange, one lemon, and one lime
Juice from the zested orange, lemon and lime
¼ cup Banana Liqueur
¼ cup Spiced Rum

In a skillet melt the butter and then add the bananas. Cook until the bananas begin to fall apart and add the brown sugar, the zests and the juice. Once the juices begin to evaporate, add the flammables and back up. If you are cooking on a gas burner a flame will rise. If you are hesitant about fire remove the pan from the heat before adding the alcohol and pour it in off the heat. Let the pan rest off the heat a little while so the alcohol can evaporate then return the pan the heat and continue cooking a for a couple minutes. If you are not hesitant and do not like your eyebrows, or your guests eyebrows, then flame on. I would recommend having a towel in your hand just in case there is a flare-up or spillage. Pour the mixture on top of the cheesecake slice and enjoy!