Baked Caramel Bananas

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 4 ripe bananas, halved lengthways
• 100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
• 1 tbs unsweetened apple juice
• 50g butter, melted
• 4 scoops light vanilla ice-cream (Streets brand)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Arrange bananas, cut-side down, over the base of a square 24cm (base measurement) ovenproof dish.
2. Kid's task: Combine the sugar, apple juice and melted butter in a jug and pour evenly over the bananas.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the bananas are tender and the sauce thickens. Remove from oven.
4. Use an egg lifter to divide bananas evenly among serving dishes. Serve with ice-cream.