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Smoked Bananas Foster with Candied Bacon

Tony Ramirez

Smoked Bananas Foster with Candied Bacon

Sweet, smoky, buttery, and completely over the top, this Smoked Bananas Foster from ambassador Tony Ramirez, takes a classic dessert and gives it a BBQ twist. Caramelized bananas are cooked in a rich rum-brown sugar sauce, then served over vanilla ice cream with crunchy walnuts, hot honey, and smoky candied bacon. Dessert doesn't get much better than this!

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Prep

15 minutes

Cook time

1 hour 25 minutes

Pellets

Apple Chunks

Serves

4–6

Steps

  1. Preheat your smoker to 275°F. Toss the bacon with the brown sugar and cinnamon until evenly coated, then arrange the slices on a wire rack.
  2. Place the bacon on the smoker and cook for about 1 hour. Remove and immediately sprinkle with flaky salt. Allow to cool before chopping.
  3. Melt the butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, rum, vanilla, and cinnamon. Bring the mixture to a low boil, stirring until smooth and caramelized.
  4. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the sliced bananas. Spoon the warm glaze over the bananas, then place the skillet on the smoker.
  5. Cook for 20–25 minutes, occasionally basting the bananas with the caramelized glaze.
  6. Serve the warm Bananas Foster over vanilla ice cream. Top with extra glaze, chopped walnuts, chopped candied bacon, a drizzle of hot honey, and a whole slice of candied bacon.

Ingredients:

Candied Bacon

  • 6 slices thick-cut bacon
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 TSP cinnamon
  • Flaky salt, for finishing

Bananas Foster

  • 4 bananas, sliced
  • 8 TBSP salted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 TSP kosher salt
  • 3 TBSP rum
  • ½ TSP cinnamon
  • 1½ TSP vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts

For Serving

  • Vanilla ice cream
  • Hot honey
  • Extra walnuts
  • Chopped candied bacon

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