Bananas Tchoupitoulas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 orange, sliced with peel intact
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 6 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 ounces rum

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan mix 3 cups water with sugar, honey, and orange slices. heat to a boil.
• 2 dilute cornstarch in 1 cup of water to make a slurry.
• 3 slowly incorporate cornstarch slurry into sugar/honey/orange mixture until you get your desired consistency. remember that it will not thicken fully until it comes to a boil. you might have to adjust the amount of slurry needed.
• 4 simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 5 when ready to serve, remove orange slices. then add bananas, vanilla extract, butter and rum. stir gently and serve.