Bananas "Foster"

Instead of frying the bananas in butter, this recipe bakes them instead. Serving them with half-and-half instead of ice cream also saves fat and calories. Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 130; Fat (grams) 6; Percent calories from fat 40; Percent polyunsaturated 3; Percent saturated 27; Percent monounsaturated 10; Cholesterol (milligrams) 18; Sodium (milligrams) 45; Protein (grams) 1; Carbohydrate (grams) 18; Fiber (grams) 1.

Type: Fruit, Low Fat
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

3		Firm bananas
3 tablespoons		Dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon		Butter
		Cardamom or cinnamon - to taste
1/2 cup		Half-and-half

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Peel and slice the bananas into a baking dish. Crumble the brown sugar over the bananas. Bake 5 minutes. Dot with butter.

Divide equally onto dessert plates. Sprinkle with cardamom or cinnamon. Pour half-and-half around the bananas and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org

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