Recipe: Flaming Bananas

More rum recipes for National Rum Day.  Celebrate by making Les Bananes Flambees.  Who doesn't love flaming bananas!?

4 bananas

1/3 Cup Sugar

4 T butter

Orange Zest

Juice of ½ lemon

½ cup dark rum

Splash of vanilla

Garnish: toasted almonds or toasted coconut

Split bananas in half lengthwise after they are peeled. Bring skillet to medium-high heat. Roll your bananas to coat in sugar. Add butter to the pan to melt and then add bananas. Zest the orange on top. Add a splash of vanilla. Flip the bananas once you get some color. Deglaze with lemon juice. Pour in rum and ignite by touching a match to the pan’s edge. Baste bananas until flame dies and transfer to serving platter. Continue to cook the sauce for a bit and then pour on top. Sprinkle with garnish.

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