Orange Ginger Bananas Foster

“The version of this dessert will tantalize your taste buds.”

preparation time: 5 minutes
cook time: 5 minutes
yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1/3 cup Orange Ginger Gourmet Butter
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons Meyers Dark Rum
3 bananas, each one peeled and sliced into 4 sections on a bias
1 pint vanilla bean ice cream

Preparation

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
• Stir in sugar, orange juice and vanilla.
• When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas in pan. Add the rum.
• Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve at once over vanilla bean ice cream.

You can also ignite the skillet for a more dramatic presentation.

• To do this, remove the skillet from the heat.
• Add Bacardi 151 rum in place of the Meyers Dark Rum.
• Carefully ignite with a long match or long handled lighter.
• Use a long handled spoon to baste the bananas with the sauce until the flame burns out.

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