Caramelized Bananas and Homemade Caramel Sauce

I am not really an ice cream kind of girl but with the Texas heat the thought of ice cream sure sounded good today! But not being a huge ice cream fan, I had to come up with amazing toppings. And so we have our recipes for today, Caramelized Bananas and Homemade Caramel Sauce!!!๐Ÿ˜‹ These are really quick and easy and now that I think about it would be great as a pie...hmmmm going to come with a recipe for this!!! Will post once I get it right! Anyway, I would make double recipes because these will not last long.


Homemade Caramel Sauce
Ingredients:
1 c granulated sugar
1/4 c cold water
1/2 c heavy whipping cream
2 tbs butter


Preparation:
1. Combine cold water and sugar in a sauce pan over medium-high heat.
2. DO NOT STIR until the sugar turns an amber (light-medium) brown, normally about 10 minutes. Make sure not to over cook or your sauce will taste burnt.
3. Slowly whisk in the cream and continue to cook until smooth about 2 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and serve.




Caramelized Bananas:
Ingredients:
3 bananas - sliced thick and lengthwise strips
6 tbs granulated sugar
1 tbs butter


Preparation:
1. Pour sugar on a plate and roll bananas until all sides are coated.
2. Add butter to frying pan and melt using medium heat.
3. Add sugared bananas to pan and cook until golden brown - about 5 minutes
4. Flip bananas over and cook other side until golden brown - only 1 minute in this side
5. Place on plate and serve over ice cream, waffles, pancakes and much more...

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