Bananas Foster
- 6 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (50 mL)
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar (175 mL)
- 1/2 cup banana-flavored liqueur (125 mL)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)
- 3 bananas, quartered
- 1/2 cup light rum (125 mL)
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (2 mL)
- Place ice cream in individual serving dishes and freeze.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add brown sugar and cook, stirring, until it forms a thick paste.
- Add banana liqueur and vanilla and cook, stirring well, until heated through, for 3 minutes.
- Add bananas and cook, basting bananas with butter mixture until coated and hot, about 2 minutes.
- Add rum and ignite with a match.
- Carefully sprinkle with cinnamon and cook, shaking pan gently, until flames go out, about 3 minutes.
- Spoon bananas and sauce over ice cream.
- Serve immediately.
vanilla ice cream, unsalted butter, brown sugar, bananaflavored liqueur, vanilla, bananas, light rum, ground cinnamon
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/bananas-foster (may not work)