This is one of my favorite recipes. What is better than bananas in bubbly dark brown sugar, butter, rum, pecans and spices, served over ice cream? Quick, easy, elegant. Your friends will think you are a genius. This recipe serves 6 and only takes about 12 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
3 or 4 tablespoons rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
4 or 6 bananas, peeled and sliced into rounds
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)
Vanilla ice cream
Directions:
In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
When mixture starts bubbling, place bananas (and pecans) in the skillet. Cook until bananas are heated through, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add rum. Use a long grill lighter to ignite the rum. Gently roll skillet from side to side to distribute flame. When flaming stops, serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.
Tips: I usually have someone dip the ice cream while I do the cooking. Then I like to lower the lights in the dining room just before igniting the rum because it has such a beautiful blue flame! My guests love it.
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