Bananas sauteed with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, laced with banana liqueur and served over vanilla ice cream.

Bananas Foster

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise and cut in half

1. In a skillet, over low flame, stir in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until brown sugar dissolves.
2. Add banana liqueur and bananas. When bananas start to brown slowly, add rum. Heat until rum is hot and tilt skillet to ignite. When flame goes out, gently remove bananas and place over ice cream. Spoon sauce over ice cream and serve at once.

Makes 4 servings.