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"If you want a real Jamaican treat, there is nothing that beats "rummed" bananas. My friend, Virginia Burke, introduced them to me in the hills above Ocho Rios, baking them on a traditional jerk pit."

– Kevin Brauch, The Thirsty Traveler

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

4 ripe bananas
4 Tbs. brown sugar
4 tsp. butter
1 cup orange juice
1 Tbs. dark rum
4 Tbs. coconut cream or ice cream

Directions:

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
   
2. Place bananas in a greased baking dish.
   
3. Sprinkle with brown sugar and place a pat of butter on top.
   
4. Mix orange juice and rum and pour around the bananas.
   
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
   
6. Serve with a dollop of coconut cream or ice cream

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