Blackened Banana Boats

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 bananas, unpeeled
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 4 teaspoons rum (optional)
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 with toothpick, pierce skins of bananas all over.
• 2 place in 8 inch square baking dish.
• 3 microwave at high 4-5 minutes or until blackened all over.
• 4 let cool slightly.
• 5 meanwhile in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, orange rind, and rum, if using, and orange juice, butter and cinnamon.
• 6 microwave at high for 1 minute or until butter has melted and sugar has dissolved.
• 7 stir well.
• 8 transfer bananas to individual plates.
• 9 slice through skin lengthwise.
• 10 spread skins apart slightly and press in ends to form boat shapes.
• 11 spoon 2 tablespoons sauce into each banana.
• 12 serve immediately.