Warm Baby Bananas With Dulce De Leche Sauce

A Daisy Martinez recipe and found at Bon Appetit.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) jar  dulce de leche or 1 (10 ounce) jar  caramel sauce
• 3⁄4 cup  dulce de leche liqueur
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  pinch ground nutmeg
• 12  small  baby bananas, peeled
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
•  crushed amaretti cookies or   almond macaroon

Directions

1. Whisk dulce de leche sauce and liqueur in small saucepan over low heat until sauce is just warm. Whisk lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in large bowl to blend; add bananas and toss to coat.
2. Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bananas; sauté until heated through and beginning to brown, turning gently with heat-resistant rubber spatula, about 5 minutes. Transfer 2 bananas to each of 6 plates. Drizzle warm sauce over. Sprinkle with crushed amaretti and serve.
3. * Available at Latin Markets or Specialty Stores/Liquor Stores. If unavailable, substitute 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup rum and 1 tsp butterscotch extract.