3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp sugar
2/3 cup canned and drained pineapple
1 chunks
2 large bananas, sliced diagonally
1/2 cup rum
1 vanilla ice cream to serve
Directions
In a medium pan, over low heat, melt the butter and then stir in the
brown and white sugars. Continue to stir until the sugars have
dissolved. Then add the bananas and pineapple chunks and carefully
turn them until they are well coated with the sugar/butter mixture.
Then, turn up the heat to high and leave until bubbling. Pour in the
rum and quickly set fire to the mixture. Serve this dessert over
vanilla ice cream, while still flaming!!!
Source: '100 Mexican Dishes', edited by Grace Teed Kent.
Servings: 4 servings
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