Bananas with Orange and Rum Caramel

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 15 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

4 bananas, peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces

1/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons white rum

1/4 cup orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed from 1 orange)

2 oranges, peeled and segmented

2 pints vanilla ice cream

Mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions

  1. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place the bananas in the butter, cut side down. Pour the sugar around the bananas and let it cook until it starts to caramelize, moving the bananas around a bit to ensure even browning.
  2. Remove the skillet from heat; add in the rum, and orange juice. Return the skillet to heat and let reduce for a minute. Turn the bananas and let the juices reduce for another minute.
  3. Remove the skillet from heat and swirl in the remaining tablespoon of butter.
  4. Serve the bananas in shallow bowls drizzled with the caramel pan sauce. Top with orange segments and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

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Merete S.

This was delicious! I made it for a small dinner party, and everyone loved it. I followed the recipe exactly except for the mint (I forgot to buy it. After I poured the sugar in the pan, it took quite a while before the sugar had melted completely. Once it did, I let it brown a little before adding the rest of the ingredients. I placed the ice cream in the bowls first, and it had melted significantly by the time the bananas and sauce were poured over. Next time I may chill the bowls in advance, add the bananas before the ice cream, and then finish with the sauce at the end to keep the ice cream from melting too much. Oh, and next time I will make more because I could have eaten two bowlfuls of this stuff!

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