Caramelized Bananas With Rum Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream

This fast and easy dessert is nothing short of sublime. Try to use a good rum from Puerto Rico.

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons sweet unsalted butter
• 2  bananas, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (not too ripe)
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar, plus
• 2  tablespoons  packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light rum
• 1  pint  premium vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and saute until they turn brown, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle brown sugar over the bananas and cook until the sugar melts, about another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour rum into skillet; ignite with a match and let the flames die out.
2. Divide ice cream among 4 serving dishes and spoon bananas over. Serve immediately.