Bananas Foster

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• ½ -1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup banana liqueur (can sub Triple Sec)
• 4 under-riped bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Directions:

• Melt butter. Over low heat, stir in brown sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or cast iron/deep skillet until dissolved.
• Stir in the banana liqueur, bring sauce to a simmer.
• Add bananas cooking for 1 minute on each side, carefully spooning sauce over bananas as they are cooking. (bananas should begin to soften/and caramelize)
• When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum.
• Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum.
• When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream.
• Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.

Serves Four