Grilled Bananas W/ Vanilla Ice Cream & Hot Chocolate Saucedesserts, sauces 2 firm-ripe bananas 1/4 stick unsalted butter; melted and cooled 3 tablespoons brown sugar; firmly packed hot chocolate sauce: 1/4 pound good quality chocolate; chopped 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup half-and-half ***ACCOMPANIMENTS*** good quality vanilla ice cream Preheat grill pan. Peel bananas and halve lengthwise. In a shallow baking pan large enough to hold bananas in one layer stir together butter and brown sugar and add bananas, tossing gently to coat. Transfer bananas with a metal spatula to an oiled grill pan and grill until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes on each side. ( If bananas are difficult to handle you may grill them on 1 side only.) In a heavy saucepan chopped chocolate, cinnamon and half and half over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted. Serve bananas like a banana split with ice cream and chocolate sauce. |
