My array.forEach loop does not get executed

Question

I'm trying to get the total amount for every object.amount under a category in firebase.

/* Returns a Firebase list object as an array */
  getListAsArray(path: string): Array<any> {
    let arr = new Array<any>();
    this.af.database.list(path).$ref.on("child_added", childs => { 
      childs.ref.orderByChild
      childs.ref.once("value", obj => {
        let object = obj.val();
        object.$key = obj.key;
        arr.push(object);
      });
    });
    return arr;                                                       //Works fine
  }

  //Returns the total sum for each object.amount under a category
  getTotalAmount(path: string){
    let category: any[] = this.fbp.getListAsArray(path);
    let totalAmount: number = 0;

    category.forEach( category => {
      totalAmount += category.amount;
      console.log(totalAmount);                                    //Does not print
      console.log("test");                                         //Does not print
    });

    console.log(category);              //Printes the array with every object as expected.
    return totalAmount;                 //Always returns 0
  }


/* In a constructor */
let totalAmountFood = cp.getTotalAmount('/expense/food');
console.log(totalAmountFood);                                       //Prints "0"

1. Getting the list object from firebase returns the expected value
2. The category.forEach() loop does not seem to get executed.