Stuffed Bananas (Haiti, Caribbean)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 4 tablespoons dark rum
• 3 bananas (large & semi-ripe)
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons cashews (chopped, may sub another nut of choice)
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla frozen yogurt

Directions

1. 1

   Put raisins in a sml bowl w/2 tbsp of the rum & set aside to plump.

2. 2

   Peel bananas. Cut ea banana in half lengthwise & then in half crosswise. Place banana sections in a bowl w/the lime juice to prevent discoloration & set aside.

3. 3

   Beat the butter & sugar together in a bowl till the mixture is smooth & creamy. Add the remaining rum & beat thoroughly. Fold the chopped cashews into the butter mixture.

4. 4

   Carefully scoop out a cavity down the center of ea banana section about 1/2-in deep & fill it w/the nut & butter mixture. Place filled banana sections in a dish lrg enough to hold them in a single layer. Sprinkle w/the raisins & drizzle any rum not absorbed over them.

5. 5

   Chill for at least 2-3 hrs b4 serving 2 banana sections to ea person along side a 1/4 cup scoop of vanilla yogurt.