| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 bananas, (may use ripe or not quite ripe) cut in 1/2 lengthwise
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark
- 3 tablespoons banana liqueur
- 2 tablespoons dark rum (recommended: Myers’s Dark Rum)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cold coffee or expresso
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a medium saute pan over medium to high heat, add butter. Let melt then add bananas. Saute 1 minute on each side, and remove from pan.
- In same pan, add sugar, banana liqueur, dark rum, and cold coffee. Let simmer for 2 minutes and tilt pan to side to ignite evaporating alcohol in pan. When flame is extinguished, add orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until desired consistency is achieved
- Add bananas back into pan and ladle sauce over bananas for 1 minute to coat. To serve, place 1 banana half in 4 long bowls with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Spoon sauce evenly on top and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 511 |
| Total Fat | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Carbohydrates | 62 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 52 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 81 mg |
| Sodium | 112 mg |