Bananas Foster

Description

A dessert that consists of lengthwise-sliced bananas quickly sauteed in a mixture of rum, brown sugar and banana liqueur and served with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
• ¼ butter
• 2 bananas
• 2 oz banana liqueur
• 1 oz rum
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 oz rum (if it is to be flambéed)
• vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Cook the sugar and butter for about 5 minutes.
2. Add bananas, simmer another 2 minutes, add cinnamon, vanilla flavoring, banana liqueur and 1 oz rum, simmer another 2 minutes.
3. If flambéing, pull the sauté pan back and super heat the front edge of the pan.
4. Add another 1 oz rum with a jigger, (do not pour out of the bottle!!) and light with a long match.
5. Or roll the flame over the edge of the pan if using gas, jiggling the sauté pan will increase the flame.
6. Serve over vanilla ice cream.