Simple Bananas Foster Recipe

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For an elegant ending to a meal, I prepare this dessert. It is fast and easy to prepare.—Janice Mitchell, Aurora, Colorado

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Simple Bananas Foster Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon apple pie spice
1 can (5-1/2 ounces) unsweetened apple juice
1/4 teaspoon rum extract
1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring
1/8 teaspoon butter flavoring or vanilla extract
2 medium firm bananas, sliced
vanilla ice cream or low-fat frozen yogurt

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch and pie spice. Stir in the apple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts and flavorings. Add bananas and heat through over medium heat. Serve warm over ice cream. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (calculated without ice cream) equals 79 calories, trace fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Simple Bananas Foster in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p21