Jamaican Key Lime Bananas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup tia maria (or kahlua)
• 1 tablespoon key lime juice, strained
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 key limes, zest of
• 8 small bananas
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt the butter. add the sugar and water. cook on a low boil until reduced to a heavy syrup, about 15-20 minutes. add the coffee liqueur, key lime juice, vanilla and lime zest.
• 2 peel and slice the bananas in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise.
• 3 add the bananas to the hot syrup and cover until just warm.
• 4 the syrup may be prepared ahead and reheated along with the bananas right before serving.
• 5 serve warm, not hot, in stetmmed dessert dishes over vanilla ice cream.