A moist Bananas Foster Coffee Cake topped with a pecan streusel and a creamy rum sauce. There’s no better way to start your day!

Bananas Foster for breakfast.

Sounds great, doesn’t it" And it is.

What Is Bananas Foster"

Bananas Foster is a classic New Orleans recipe that dates back to 1951. It originated at Brennan’s restaurant in New Orleans which is to this day a must go place for brunch. Bananas Foster is a dessert that consists of bananas flambéed with rum and served with vanilla ice cream.

Bananas Foster Coffee Cake Recipe

A soft and crumbly, but moist coffee cake flavored with bananas, rum, brown sugar, and cinnamon, topped with a pecan streusel and drizzled with rum sauce – this is not your regular old coffee cake.
When the kids are out of school for Christmas break, I put a little extra time into making breakfast foods. My husband tends to take quite a few vacation days around Christmas, so if I bake something like coffee cake or muffins, they are bound to get eaten by someone.

Use Overripe Bananas

For best results, use bananas that are overripe. They should have lots of brown spots on them and will add sweetness and moisture to the coffee cake.

This Bananas Foster Coffee Cake is not only a great way to use up ripe bananas, it is perfect for the holidays when there tend to be more people than usual around the house.

It’s an easy recipe, albeit with a few different parts. It mak...