Banana Tarte Tatin Recipe - Banana Tart From Martinique

Name: How to Make Banana Tarte Tatin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: For the French Rum Sauce:; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup butter; 2 tablespoons dark rum; For the Banana Tarte:; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup rum sauce (recipe provided); 3 bananas (cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices)

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 8 servings

Yield: 1 tart

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This banana tarte tatin recipe is an easy dessert to make on short notice. Ripe bananas are always in season and frozen puff pastry can be found in most major grocery stores. Pull the puff pastry out to thaw while you slice bananas and simmer the rum sauce. Best of all, this recipe is very forgiving. Your friends and family will be begging you to bake it more often as soon as they take the first bite.

For the French Rum Sauce:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons dark rum

For the Banana Tarte:

1 sheet puff pastry, frozen
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup rum sauce, recipe provided above
3 bananas, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices

Gather the ingredients.
In a saucepan, bring the sugar, cream, and butter to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the rum.
Set to the side while you make the cake.

Gather the ingredients.
Preheat the oven to 425 F.
Working on a clean surface, roll the pastry dough into an 11-inch circle and chill.
Melt the butter in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet.
Add the rum sauce and bring to a simmer.
Remove from heat and arrange the banana slices in a single layer in the hot rum sauce.
Drape the pastry over the bananas, fitting the overhang up the sides of the skillet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 22 to 25 minutes, until the pastry turns golden brown.
Cool the tarte tatin in the skillet for 30 minutes.
Then invert it onto a serving platter.
Serve and enjoy.

Tips

If you have no time to make homemade French rum sauce, use store-bought caramel sauce kicked up with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
241	Calories
16g	Fat
25g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	241
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g	20%
Saturated Fat 9g	46%
Cholesterol 40mg	13%
Sodium 82mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 25g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 4mg	20%
Calcium 15mg	1%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 178mg	4%
*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.