Name: Baked bananas with butterscotch sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 125 gram unsalted butter; 2 tablespoon golden syrup; 1 cup (220g) brown sugar; 200 millilitre thickened cream; 4 firm medium bananas, in skins; 1/4 cup (60ml) brandy or rum

Baked bananas with butterscotch sauce

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

125 gram unsalted butter

2 tablespoon golden syrup

1 cup (220g) brown sugar

200 millilitre thickened cream

4 firm medium bananas, in skins

1/4 cup (60ml) brandy or rum

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C or barbecue plate to medium.

2.For the sauce, melt butter and golden syrup together in a medium saucepan on low heat. Add brown sugar and stir occasionally until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in thickened cream. Set aside.

3.Place bananas in a baking dish and bake for 10 minutes or barbecue for 10 minutes on both sides.

4.Carefully slit skins and remove bananas. Transfer bananas to a large frying pan. Pour brandy over. Heat for 1 minute on medium. Turn off heat, light brandy with a match and allow to flame‚ until flames subside. Serve with warm sauce.

Take care when flaming – use a long match or taper and move away from pan. Accompany with ice-cream, if desired.
Note

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