Bourbon Street Banana Crisp Recipe

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Yvonne Ruperti
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Yvonne Ruperti
Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and cookbook author. She is also an adjust professor of baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Singapore.
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Updated April 15, 2020
. Yvonne Ruperti

Bananas are baked in a caramelized sweet brown sugar sauce and topped with bourbon and a crunchy walnut streusel.

Recipe Details

Bourbon Street Banana Crisp Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 60 mins
Serves 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided

  • 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) plus 3 tablespoons light brown sugar (or dark), divided

  • 7 medium bananas, ripe but not mushy, sliced 1/4-inch thick

  • 5 to 6 tablespoons bourbon

  • 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 cup oats

  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to upper middle position and preheat to 375°F. Pour 3 tablespoons melted butter into bottom of baking dish and swirl to coat. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons brown sugar over butter. Scatter bananas into dish and pour bourbon over the top. Give one or two quick stirs to distribute bananas into mixture.

  2. Using fingertips, toss flour, salt, oats, walnuts, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, and remaining 6 tablespoons melted butter until moist crumbs form. Scatter over bananas. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Serve warm, not hot.

Special Equipment

1 1/2 quart casserole dish

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
936Calories
32gFat
149gCarbs
17gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories936
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g41%
Saturated Fat 12g62%
Cholesterol 46mg15%
Sodium 278mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 149g54%
Dietary Fiber 8g30%
Total Sugars 40g
Protein 17g
Vitamin C 12mg61%
Calcium 70mg5%
Iron 7mg37%
Potassium 756mg16%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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