BANANA JAM / BANANAS FOSTER BUTTER

I’m still working on blog compilation and I ran across this recipe and can’t wait to make some later this week.  I can actually eat this YAY!

 

I LOVE!!!!! trying new recipes, but more importantly I LOVE!!!!! trying a new recipe that blows my socks off! My friend Sandra over at Diary of a Stay at Home mom featured a Banana Jam the other day.  I know, sounds weird right?  WRONG!!!! It’s the most fantastic, addictive recipe I’ve tried in a long time and even better it’s SOOOOOOOO simple.

BANANA JAM
4 cups mashed bananas
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure Madagascar vanilla extract
Juice of 1 large lemon

• Combine ingredients together and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until your boil.
• Turn down heat and simmer until nice and thick, stirring frequently.
• Pour into sterilized jars and water bath for 10 minutes.
• Once open, refrigerate.

I’ve already added pineapple for a varied flavor and caramel for an ice cream topping.  Next is turning it into a Banana Cream Pie.

And OMG you have to try it on sourdough toast with JIF peanut butter.

Then a few weeks later  I was searching through my box of tricks, er recipes for tailgating recipes I wanted to try and found a recipe for BANANA FOSTERS BUTTER. It just screamed out for me to try it. It was fantastic too and great on Peanut Butter Toast.

BANANA FOSTERS BUTTER
8 ripe, firm large bananas
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons light rum
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• Mash bananas until smooth. Transfer bananas to a pot.
• Stir in sugars, lemon juice, rum, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Bring to a slow boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Ladle into hot sterilized jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe jars clean, add lids and rings.
• Process filled jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.