Tropical Fruit with Rum and Lime

• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 teaspoon grenadine syrup (optional)
• 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, sliced
• 1 ripe banana, peeled, thinly sliced on diagonal
• 2 lime wedges

1. Bring water and sugar to simmer in heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2. Simmer syrup 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat; mix in rum and grenadine, if desired.
4. Cover syrup and refrigerate until chilled.
5. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.)
6. Arrange mango and banana slices on 2 plates, dividing equally.
7. Spoon syrup over fruit.
8. Squeeze 1 lime wedge over each and serve.

water, sugar, dark rum, grenadine syrup, mango, banana, lime wedges

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tropical-fruit-with-rum-and-lime-500 (may not work)