Bananas Foster Tart
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 2 medium bananas, cut into 1/4" slices
- 4 1/2 teaspoon light rum
- 2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare the pie crust as directed on the package for a one crust baked shell using a 9" tart pan with removable bottom or 9" pie pan. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. In a small bowl, combine bananas and rum; toss to coat. Sprinkle orange peel evenly in bottom of baked crust. Arrange bananas in single layer over peel; sprinkle with pecans. In heavy medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, whipping cream and butter. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Cook an additional 2-4 minutes or until mixture is thickened and deep golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla. Spoon warm filling over bananas and pecans. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store in refrigerator. NOTES : To substitute for rum, combine 1/2 teaspoon rum extract with 4 teaspoons water.