Sauteed Bananas With Cardamom Praline Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 4 bananas, halved lengthwise, then crosswise
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 3/4 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped, toasted
• vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, sauté bananas, cut sides down first, turning over once, until golden, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes total.
• 2 transfer evenly with a slotted spatula to 4 dessert bowls.
• 3 melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over moderate heat, add brown sugar, cream, and cardamom. simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat, stir in lime juice and toasted pecans.
• 5 scoop ice cream into dessert bowls on top of bananas, spoon the sauce over the top of ice cream.