Cream Cheese Baked Bananas

• butter↗3
• ripe but firm medium bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise into halves6
• cream cheese, softened↗8
• dark brown sugar, tightly packed↗1⁄4
• whipping cream↗1⁄2
• dark rum↗3
• ground cinnamon↗1⁄4

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325º.

2. 2

   Heat butter in skillet over medium heat until melted.

3. 3

   Cook bananas in butter, a few at a time, until brown on both sides; gently remove.

4. 4

   Place cream cheese, brown sugar, whipping cream, rum and cinnamon in blender container.

5. 5

   Cover and blend on high speed, stopping blender occasionally to scrape sides, until smooth, about 1 minute.

6. 6

   Arrange half of the bananas in ungreased 8-in. square or rectangular baking dish.

7. 7

   Spread half of cream cheese mixture over bananas; top with remaining bananas and cream cheese mixture.

8. 8

   Bake uncovered until corners are bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

9. 9

   Serve warm.