Maple-glazed Bananas With Waffles

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup dark rum (optional) or 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 bananas, green tipped, peeled and cut diagnoally into 1/2 inch slices
• 1/4 cup pecans, coarse chopped (optional)
• 4 large waffles, warmed
• sweetened whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the maple syrup; stir in cinnamon, rum if using and vanilla; simmer 1 minute.
• 2 add the sliced bananas to the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 3 with a slotted spoon, remove the bananas from the syrup mixture and place in a serving dish.
• 4 sprinkle the pecans over the syrup and allow to warm and glaze.
• 5 pour the syrup and pecan mixture over the bananas and stir gently.
• 6 serve immediately over warmed waffles and top with whipped cream.