Bananas With Rum

I found this recipe on the World Recipes website, and thought it sounded like the perfect dessert to top off a nice dinner with a tropical theme. The recipe was listed as a Brazilian dessert.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  tablespoons white rum
• 6  medium  underripe bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. In a saucepan, mix the sugar, lemon juice, butter and rum together and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Peel the bananas and slice them in half, lengthwise. Place bananas cut side down, in a buttered baking dish and pour the hot syrup over them.
4. Bake for 30 minutes at 400°, turning once. Let cool.