Ingredients

• 1/3  cup butter
• 1/3  cup packed brown sugar
• 3  ripe bananas, bias-sliced (2 cups)
• 1/4  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons crème de cacao or banana liqueur
• 1/4  cup rum
• 2  cups vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. In a large skillet melt butter; stir in brown sugar until melted. Add bananas; cook and gently stir over medium heat about 2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Stir in crème de cacao.

2. In a saucepan heat rum until it almost simmers. Ignite rum with a long match (see photo, below). Pour over bananas; stir gently to coat. Spoon sauce over ice cream; serve immediately.

3. Makes 4 servings