Caramelized Bananas Dessert

This easy Caramelized Bananas Dessert is heavenly, incredibly delicious and decadent. Ready in just 30 minutes.

Soft peanut butter cookie cups are baked hot and fresh, then topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, and drizzled with warm lava like caramelized bananas.

If you love Bananas Foster you will love this delectable romantic dessert for two.

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How to make Caramelized Bananas Dessert:

For the peanut butter cookies:

Prepare a jumbo muffin pan by spraying two of the muffin spaces with nonstick baking spray. Click for a jumbo muffin pan.

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk the sugar, peanut butter, and egg together until smooth.

Scoop half of the peanut butter cookie batter into each of the prepared muffin tin spaces.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

Remove the cookie cups from the oven and place the muffin tin on a cooling rack leaving the cookies inside.

Allow the cookie cups to cool while you prepare the bananas.

For the caramelized bananas:

Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.

Slice the banana.

Add the sliced bananas, cook and stir for about 2 minutes.

Add the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.

Lower the heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for about 2 more minutes.

To assemble the dessert:

Place each cookie cup on a dessert plate or bowl.

Top each cookie cup with a scoop of the vanilla bean ice cream.

Pour half of the banana mixture over top of each of the ice cream scoops.

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Yield: Serves 2

Caramelized Bananas Dessert

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Soft peanut butter cookie cups are baked hot and fresh, then topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, and drizzled with warm lava like caramelized bananas.

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Ingredients

For the peanut butter cookie cups:

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg

For the caramelized bananas:

• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 large banana
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch salt

Other ingredients:

• 2 scoops vanilla bean ice cream

Instructions

For the peanut butter cookie cups:

1. Prepare a jumbo muffin tin by spraying two of the muffin spaces with nonstick baking spray. Click for a jumbo muffin tin.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
3. Whisk the sugar, peanut butter, and egg together until smooth.
4. Scoop half of the peanut butter cookie batter into each of the prepared muffin tin spaces.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes.
6. Remove the cookie cups from the oven and place the muffin tin on a cooling rack leaving the cookies inside.
7. Allow the cookie cups to cool while you prepare the bananas.

For the caramelized bananas:

1. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
2. Slice the banana.
3. Add the sliced bananas, cook and stir for about 2 minutes.
4. Add the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
5. Lower the heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly for about 2 more minutes.

To assemble the dessert:

1. Place each cookie cup on a dessert plate or bowl.
2. Top each cookie cup with a scoop of the vanilla bean ice cream.
3. Pour half of the banana mixture over top of each of the ice cream scoops.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 749Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 367mgCarbohydrates: 109gFiber: 4gSugar: 94gProtein: 13g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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