I bought bananas this weekend, intending to make bananas foster french toast (and I still may!). But when it didn’t happen Saturday I started craving the bananas foster portion & thought that it might be just perfect in a souffle. And as luck would have it I just received a bunch of souffle ramekins for Christmas from my brother & his girlfriend. Thanks Rob & Alex! The souffle was fantastic! 
As you can probably tell from the photo I needed to incorporate the egg whites a little more into the batter before baking but they were still delicious! There may have been too much egg white or maybe even the banana mixture was too thick to blend in. I’m not sure that I would change much because the flavors were spot on. It was my first time since culinary school making a souffle & I even remembered not to even think about touching the oven until the cooking time had passed. I have a habit of opening the oven door every 2 minutes since I can’t see into it. (Can’t wait for my new kitchen!!)
Anyway, I feel like I could ramble on forever today…hopefully that doesn’t mean I’m going to be overly chatty and annoy all of my coworkers around me. Even if I do, I can always just bring in cookies to win them over. (so easily pleased 
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Bananas Foster Souffle
adapted from Judicial Peach
yields 3 souffles
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 ripe bananas, chopped into small pieces
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon gold rum
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
pinch of cream of tartar
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Generously butter 3 6-ounce ramekins, and dust the bottom and sides of the dish lightly with sugar. Place in the refrigerator until needed.
Brown the butter in a saucepan, over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar and the brown sugar, stirring constantly until the mixture becomes a dark brown, about 5-7 mins. Add the chopped bananas and stir until well coated, let cook another 2 mins.
Remove from the heat, stir in the cinnamon, lemon juice, and rum. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Add the salt and cream of tartar, and continue beating until soft peaks form. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Roughly 3-5 minutes.
With a rubber spatula, fold half of the egg whites into the banana mixture. Then fold in the remaining egg whites and mix well.
Fill each ramekin to just over the top, with a peak in the middle.
Bake the souffles for 15 to 20 minutes, until brown on top and firm. Serve immediately!
I haven’t tries this sweet before but it looks very tasty and tempting! First time at your blog. You have some very interesting recipes here!
This looks amazing Lacy! I do sometimes have issues with mixing egg whites in because I am scared that they will lose their fluff if mixed too much. I love the flavor you incorporated here, I do not think I have ever come across a souffle recipe that has those flavors. Tasty, stunning and unique-a winner in my book. Yum!
Thanks Tina! I think that’s what it was here too. I didn’t want to mess up the fluffy egg whites!
That would ruin the whole thing.
Oh Yummy! Bananas Foster is a great dessert. Love making it into a souffle.
This looks delicious! I think my favorite part of it is that you used brown sugar instead of white – I love the flavor it has with bananas! Beautifully done!
Thanks Ann! I bought a big bunch of bananas & I knew I had to use them for something or they’d just go bad. Perfect excuse for a banana souffle!
This sounds awesome! I love a good souffle and this is such a creative idea for one. have to try this!
This looks stunning! I am so scared to try a souffle!!
What a great idea to make bananas foster into a souffle! I actually have never had bananas foster… I love bananas so it maybe that every time I see it on a menu it always says “for two” lol and no one wants it but me.
Haha! I know exactly what you mean. Luckily one of my girl friends came up for dinner & I FINALLY got to try it!
Wow this looks absolutely amazing!! What a great recipe!
This is beautiful. Bananas foster is an awesome dessert!