Baked Bananas with Maple Sauce

This is nice when you have extra bananas but don't want to go down banana pudding lane again. Prepares quick, all in 20-25 minutes.

• Ready In: 22 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 2  tablespoons maple syrup (real maple syrup preferred)
• 2  tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 4  bananas, halved lengthwise,and crosswise
• 2  tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
•  vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Butter a 9x9x2-inch square baking pan, and place in the oven to melt; remove.
3. Stir the maple syrup, brown sugar, lime juice, and allspice into the pan, mixing well.
4. Place the bananas on top of this, cut side up, and sprinkle with coconut.
5. Bate at 375 for 12 minutes, turning bananas over after 6 minutes and basting them with maple sauce.
6. To serve, place bananas in a bowl, top with some ice cream, and spoon some maple sauce over the top.