Warm Donuts a la Mode With Spice Caramel

Warm Donuts a la Mode With Spice Caramel

Ingredients:

2 cinnamon crumb or glazed doughnuts

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon dark rum

2 small ripe bananas, peeled, cut on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Vanilla ice cream

Toasted pecans

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Directions:

Preheat broiler. Place doughnuts on small baking sheet; set aside. Stir butter and brown sugar in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until butter is melted. Boil 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Mix in lemon juice and spices, then rum; stir to blend. Cool caramel sauce 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, broil doughnuts just until hot and bubbly, watching closely to avoid burning, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer doughnuts to 2 plates. Toss bananas with caramel sauce in skillet. Top doughnuts with scoop of ice cream, flattening slightly in center. Spoon bananas and caramel sauce over. Sprinkle with nuts and serve. 

Yield 2 Servings