Mexican Bananas Flambe With Ice Cream (platanos Flameados)

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream (1 pint)
• 4 bananas, peeled, cut lengthwise and into thirds
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup raw sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons kahlua
• 1/4 cup light rum

Recipe

• 1 put scoops of ice cream in four dishes and keep in the freezer until serving.
• 2 just before serving melt butter (margarine) in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat stir in the sugar.
• 3 add orange juice & lime juice.
• 4 cook stirring frequently until the sauce has thickened 6-8 minutes.
• 5 add kahlua.
• 6 add bananas to the sauce, cook turning the bananas gently, heat just through and turn in the sauce so they are all coated evenly.
• 7 heat the rum in a small saucepan over low heat for about 1 minute or until just warm (do not allow to bubble).
• 8 pour rum over the hot banana mixture, immediately ignite (use a long match).
• 9 stir with long handle spoon until flame subside.
• 10 place bananas around the ice cream and spoon sauce over all.
• 11 serve immediately.