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Delicious Desserts Caribbean Fried Bananas with Rum 4 Bananas (peeled) 50g / 2oz Caster Sugar 65g / 2½oz Unsalted Butter 45ml / 3 tbsp Dark Rum Grated rind & juice of 1 lime Vanilla ice cream approx 8 - 12 fresh strawberries 1. Place the sugar, rum, butter, grated lime rind and the lime juice into a large frying pan on a low heat stirring occasionally until the sugar has completely dissolved. 2. Cut the bananas in half down their length and add to the pan. 3. Cook on a medium heat until the bananas are golden brown on each side (approximately 8 10 minutes in total). 4. Keep turning them over so that each side is coated with the sauce. 5. Remove from the heat and place the two halves of each banana on a plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the sauce from the frying pan and serve decorated with one or two fresh strawberries. Tip - Don’t use overripe bananas as they tend to break in the frying pan.