Caramelized Bananas In Pine Nut Cookie Bowls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon rum
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 -2 tablespoon evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 pine nut cookie bowls: preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 finely grind pine nuts with sugar and flour in food processor.
• 4 transfer to a bowl and add butter, egg whites and vanilla and stir well.
• 5 let sit in fridge 1 hour.
• 6 evenly spread 1 tablespoons batter into a 4 inch round template (i cut a 4 inch circle out of bristol board and trimmed the edges) on the parchment paper.
• 7 bake 8-10 minutes- watch and do not over bake.
• 8 quickly remove cookies from sheet and drape over inverted custard bowl to cool.
• 9 caramelized bananas: heat butter and bananas in pan.
• 10 saute 1-2 minutes.
• 11 add brown sugar and ginger and saute 1-2 minutes.
• 12 add rum and milk, bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• 13 assemble in cookie bowls: a scoop of vanilla ice cream with bananas over top.
• 14 serve immediately.
• 15 yummy!