Cream Cheese Baked Bananas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
6 ripe but firm medium bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise into halves
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, tightly packed
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 tablespoons dark rum
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Heat butter in skillet over medium heat until melted.
Cook bananas in butter, a few at a time, until brown on both sides; gently remove.
Place cream cheese, brown sugar, whipping cream, rum and cinnamon in blender container.
Cover and blend on high speed, stopping blender occasionally to scrape sides, until smooth, about 1 minute.
Arrange half of the bananas in ungreased 8-in. square or rectangular baking dish.
Spread half of cream cheese mixture over bananas; top with remaining bananas and cream cheese mixture.
Bake uncovered until corners are bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve warm.