Grilled Bananas with Ice Cream and Caramel

By á-123211

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 6 firm but ripe bananas
• 6 scoops vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make caramel: Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Raise heat to medium-high. Watching carefully, boil syrup without stirring until it is a dark amber color, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully pour in cream (mixture will bubble up and splatter). Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and becomes smooth, 2 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in butter, vanilla and salt.

2. In a bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Warm honey in microwave for 15 seconds.

3. Preheat grill to medium-high. Cut unpeeled bananas in half lengthwise. Brush cut sides with honey; sprinkle with sugar mixture. Oil grill. Place bananas on grill, cut sides up. Cook until bananas are tender and flesh pulls away from skin, 3 to 4 minutes.

4. Using 2 spoons, gently remove 2 banana halves from peels. Place 2 halves in a bowl, top with ice cream and drizzle with caramel. Repeat with remaining bananas, ice cream and caramel.