Bananas Foster was a dish originally created in 1951 at Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, named for a regular, Richard Foster. It is a dessert traditionally made from bananas flambéed in rum and banana liqueur and served with ice cream. When I encountered this recipe in my muffin cookbook and went to look up what exactly a bananas foster is, it made me not only want these muffins but also to try out a recipe for the dessert as well.