Easy Tropical Bananas

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Relish magazine

Serves 2 people

Categories: Fruit Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups angel food cake cubes
  • 1 Tbsp. light butter
  • 2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 3 Tbsp. dark run
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 bananas, each cut into 8 pieces
  • 6 macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
  • Nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt (optional)

Directions

  1. Bake cake cubes in an 11 × 7-inch pan at 350 degrees for 5 minutes or until lightly toasted. Set aside.
  2. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add sugar, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and rum, cook 3 minutes. Stir in vanilla and cinnamon. Add banana, and cook 3 minutes.
  3. Arrange cake on individual plates. Spoon banana mixture over cake; drizzle with any remaining sauce, and sprinkle with nuts. Serve warm with frozen yogurt, if desired.

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