Dulce De Leche Roasted Banana Split

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 16 firm ripe baby bananas (about 3 pounds)
• 12 cup dulce de leche
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise, seeds scraped
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half (3-inch)
• 12 cup dark rum
• vanilla ice cream, for serving
• toasted & chopped macadamia nuts (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 450F
2. In a very large ovenproof skillet, melt the butter
3. Add the bananas and cook over high heat until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Add the dulce de leche, vanilla beans and seeds and cinnamon sticks and cook over moderate heat just until the dulce de leche is melted.
5. Remove skillet & carefully add the rum to the skillet and stir gently just until combined.
6. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until the bananas are just tender and bubbling.
7. Carefully pick out the cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans.
8. Serve the bananas and sauce over vanilla ice cream with chopped & toasted macadamia nuts, if desired.
9. Enjoy!

unsalted butter, firm ripe baby bananas, leche, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, dark rum, vanilla ice cream, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dulce-de-leche-roasted-banana-split-257121 (may not work)