The Easiest Dessert I Know
You know that feeling you get when it’s about an hour after dinner and you just NEED something sweet? Whenever that craving strikes at our house, I usually ransack the pantry, knowing all the while that I’ll not find anything. But, if, by some chance, I happen to have a banana and some ice cream, my night gets a whole lot better.
Aunt Jennifer, for whom I was named, gave this recipe to me in the Aunts’ Recipe Book when I got married. On the recipe card beside the title–Bananas Foster–she wrote in parentheses: our favorite dessert! After I made it the first time, I knew why. She and I share that love of very, very sweet things, and this dessert fits that description perfectly. If you don’t like your treats ultra-sweet, this is not the dish for you. But, if you do, here’s the easiest dessert I know how to make! I copy the recipe verbatim from Aunt Jennifer because it has not once failed me:
Bananas Foster
bananas, split lengthwise
cup of brown sugar
1/2 stick butter
dash of cinnamon
Melt butter in pan. Add brown sugar and stir until smooth and un-grainy. Put bananas in gently and heat through. Sprinkle cinnamon on. Serve over really good vanilla ice cream.