Creme de Banane
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Crème de banane is a yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...

, transparent, sweet, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

 flavored liqueur
Liqueur
A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, nuts, spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.The...

 with roughly 17-25% ABV
Alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....

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Usage

Crème de banane is primarily used in alcoholic drinks. However it does have uses in cooking.

Cooking

Crème de banane can be used as a syrup on frozen desserts or in some baked dishes to add a massive boost of banana flavor.

Beverages

Crème de banane is generally preferred in cocktails, but is also a pleasant drink on the rocks with the sweet taste it brings.

King Kong Cola

  • Highball glass
    Highball glass
    A highball glass is a glass tumbler which will contain 8 to 12 fluid ounces . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks.A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass, and shorter and wider than a Collins glass....

     filled with ice
  • 2 oz Crown Royal
  • 1 oz Crème de Banane
  • Fill glass with cola

Monkey Coke

  • Highball glass
    Highball glass
    A highball glass is a glass tumbler which will contain 8 to 12 fluid ounces . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks.A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass, and shorter and wider than a Collins glass....

     filled with ice
  • 1 1/2 oz Crème de banane
  • Fill glass with cola

Bazooka Bubble Gum

  • Highball glass
    Highball glass
    A highball glass is a glass tumbler which will contain 8 to 12 fluid ounces . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks.A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass, and shorter and wider than a Collins glass....

     filled with ice
  • 1 oz Southern Comfort
    Southern Comfort
    Southern Comfort is an American liqueur made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey flavourings. The brand was originally created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874, and is now owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation...

  • 1/2 oz Crème de banane
  • 1/2 oz Granadine
  • Fill glass with milk and stir

Fluttershy

  • Highball glass
    Highball glass
    A highball glass is a glass tumbler which will contain 8 to 12 fluid ounces . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks.A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass, and shorter and wider than a Collins glass....

     filled with ice
  • 2 oz Crème de banane
  • 2 oz Crème de cacao
  • Fill with tonic

Producers

Many companies such as Marie Brizard, Lucas Bols
Lucas Bols
Lucas Bols is a privately held Dutch company in the business of production, distribution, sales and marketing of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest Dutch company still active and the oldest distillery brand in the world. Its brand portfolio consists of Bols, Galliano, Vaccari, Pisang Ambon,...

 and De Kuyper Royal Distillers of the Netherlands make the liqueur; it is based on neutral-tasting, un-aged grape brandy, flavored by infusion
Infusion
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 or maceration
Maceration
Maceration may refer to:* Maceration , in food preparation* Maceration , a step in wine-making** Carbonic maceration, a wine-making technique* Maceration , in sewage treatment* Maceration , a method of preparing bones...

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Recipe

Recipe for Homemade Creme de Banana
  • 2 medium-sized bananas, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or a 2" length of vanilla bean
  • 1 cup sugar syrup
  • 3 cups vodka

  1. Mash the bananas, and add the vanilla and cooled syrup to the vodka.
  2. Shake gently, steep for 1 week. Strain and filter. Drink now, or age 2–3 months for best results.
  3. Double the sugar for "Creme de Banana".


Optional flavorings: a pinch of cloves, a piece of cinnamon stick.
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