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Tequila-flambéed Bananas with Coconut Ice Cream
Photo: Ian Dooley

Tequila-flambéed Bananas with Coconut Ice Cream

9 ingredients 16 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

669
Calories
6g
Protein
45g
Fat
71g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Ice Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ½ tsp grated lime rind
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 4 unpeeled bananas with green tips
  • 4 tbsp tequila
  • 2 pints coconut ice cream

Directions

1

Melt butter with next 5 ingredients in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until blended.

2

Reduce heat to medium, cook 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

3

Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise.

4

Add bananas and cook 1 minutes.

5

Remove skillet from heat; stir in tequila and carefully ignite the fumes just above the mixture with a long match.

6

Let flames die down.

7

Return skillet to heat, and cook 3 – 4 minutes until bananas are soft and liquid is carmelized, spooning sauce over bananas.

8

Serve immediately over coconut ice cream.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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