Dulce De Leche Roasted Banana Split

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 16 firm ripe baby bananas (about 3 pounds)
• 1/2 cup dulce de leche
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise, seeds scraped
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half (3-inch)
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• vanilla ice cream, for serving
• toasted & chopped macadamia nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450°f
• 2 in a very large ovenproof skillet, melt the butter
• 3 add the bananas and cook over high heat until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 4 add the dulce de leche, vanilla beans and seeds and cinnamon sticks and cook over moderate heat just until the dulce de leche is melted.
• 5 remove skillet & carefully add the rum to the skillet and stir gently just until combined.
• 6 transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until the bananas are just tender and bubbling.
• 7 carefully pick out the cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans.
• 8 serve the bananas and sauce over vanilla ice cream with chopped & toasted macadamia nuts, if desired.
• 9 enjoy!