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Flexible Fruit Foster





Yields
Makes 4 servings

 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter
 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 1 tablespoon orange juice
 3 to 4 firm-ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 lb. total), peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices, or 1 1/2 pounds firm-ripe peaches, peeled, pitted, and sliced
 1 pint vanilla ice cream
  About 2 tablespoons banana- or orange-flavored liqueur
  About 2 tablespoons dark rum
Step 1
1

In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat, stir butter and brown sugar until bubbling vigorously. Add cinnamon, orange juice, and fruit; turn fruit often with a spatula until sauce is boiling again and fruit is hot, 1 to 3 minutes.

Step 2
2

Scoop ice cream equally into four bowls. For the children, spoon fruit and sauce over ice cream. Then, for the adults, pour banana liqueur and rum over fruit in pan and ignite with a match (keep away from vents or flammable materials); shake pan until flame dies. Spoon fruit and sauce over ice cream.

Step 3
3

Nutritional analysis per serving with liquors.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories431
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g26%

Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 61mg21%
Sodium 181mg8%
Total Carbohydrate 58g22%

Dietary Fiber 1.8g7%
Protein 3.6g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.