Warm Baby Bananas with Dulce de Leche Sauce Recipe

Warm Baby Bananas with Dulce de Leche Sauce Recipe

  • 1 9- to 10-ounce jar dulce de leche or caramel sauce
  • 3/4 cup dulce de leche liqueur
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Large pinch of ground nutmeg
  • 12 baby bananas, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
  • Crushed amaretti cookies or almond macaroons
  1. Whisk dulce de leche sauce and liqueur in small saucepan over low heat until sauce is just warm. Whisk lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in large bowl to blend; add bananas and toss to coat.
  2. Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bananas; sauté until heated through and beginning to brown, turning gently with heat-resistant rubber spatula, about 5 minutes. Transfer 2 bananas to each of 6 plates. Drizzle warm sauce over. Sprinkle with crushed amaretti and serve.
  3. Available at some supermarkets, liquor stores, and Latin markets.
  4. Available at some supermarkets and Italian markets.