Pina Colada Burning Bananas

Ingredients

One-half cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
One-half teaspoon ground cinnamon
One-half teaspoon ground allspice
3 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise, then across
One-fourth cup banana liqueur
One-fourth cup coconut-flavored rum
6 large coconut macaroons
Vanilla ice cream

Instructions

In a large skillet, combine the brown sugar, lime juice, butter, cinnamon and allspice, cooking until thick and bubbly, stirring often. Add the bananas and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the liqueur and rum, flaming carefully if desired. Let the fire burn out.

Place 1 macaroon on each of 6 dessert plates; top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Spoon the hot bananas and sauce over the ice cream and macaroons.

Makes 6 servings