Bananas Foster Shortcake Recipe!

 

Servings 6

 

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter (8 T)
2 tablespoons dark rum
2 tablespoons banana liqueur (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
3 cups bananas, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup fresh pineapple, diced
vanilla ice cream
toasted pecans, chopped

Directions:

1 Simmer brown sugar, butter, rum, liqueur, cinnamon and salt in a large saute pan over medium heat. Cook until thickened, about 8 minutes, whisking occasionally.
 

2 Add bananas and simmer until warmed through, about 1 minute.
 

3 Take off of the heat and stir in pineapple.
 

4 To Assemble:.
 

5 Cut shortcakes in half horizontally. Coat cut sides of each shortcake with Foster sauce. Place bottoms on serving dishes, cut side up, then top with fruit mixture, ice cream, nuts and remaining shortcake halves.

Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/bananas-foster-shortcake-361070

Strawberry Shortcake Cocktail Recipe!

 

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup heavy cream
1 lemon, zest of
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1 1/2 cups apple juice, cold
1/2 cup dark rum
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 lemon wedge
fresh strawberries, sliced, to garnish

Directions:

1 You need : 4 daiquiri glasses, put in the freezer (or martini glasses).
 

2 In a bowl, whisk heavy cream, lemon zest and honey until firm peaks. Set aside in the fridge.
 

3 In a blender, puree fresh and frozen strawberries, apple juice, rum, sugar and lemon juice.
 

4 Put the graham crumbs in a plate.
 

5 Remove the glasses from the freezer. With the wedge of lemon, moisten the edges of each glass, them dip in the graham crumbs.
 

6 Distribute the cocktail in each glasses. Garnish with whipped cream. Garnish with slices of strawberries.

Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-shortcake-cocktail-299873