Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

4 ripe bananas, peeled and split lengthwise

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup white rum

1/4 cup banana liqueur (creme de bananas)

1 pint vanilla ice cream, or 1 cup sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

Melt butter and brown sugar in flat chafing dish or attractive skillet. Add bananas in single layer, and saute, turning once until tender, about 5 minutes.

Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour rum and banana liqueur, ignite with match, remove from heat, and baste banana until flame burns out.

Serve at once, with vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.