BANANAS FOSTER QUESADILLAS

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This is an easy recipe to prepare ahead of time. And once your guests arrive, it's a snap to finish up. This is one impressive dessert ... your guests don't need to know how easy it was!

Provided by Melissa Sperka

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 8-10 inch flour tortillas
8 oz softened neufchatel cheese
2 bananas cut in half lengthwise, then sliced
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp orange zest
10 oz jar of caramel ice cream topping
1 tsp rum flavoring
1 stick softened butter
1/4 c dark brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Steps:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and orange zest. When the mixture is fully combined, gently fold in the sliced bananas. Onto one half of each flour tortilla spread 1/3 cup of the cream cheese mixture. Fold the tortilla over, and place it onto a flat platter. Repeat this with all four tortillas, then cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. This will allow the filling to chill before browning.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together one stick of softened butter, 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar and 1 tsp. of cinnamon
3. To prepare the quesadillas, spread one side of each with the cinnamon butter mixture. Lay buttered side down in a pre-heated non stick pan over medium-high heat. While the first side is browning, spread the butter mixture onto the other side. Cook on medium-high heat until the quesadilla is browned on both sides, you may need to lower the heat a little to avoid burning the brown sugar. To serve, cut the quesadillas in half and drizzle with the Caramel Rum glaze. [recipe to follow] Garnish with powdered sugar and whipped cream and serve hot. Yield: 4 servings Caramel Rum Glaze: 1 10 oz jar of Caramel Ice Cream topping 1 tsp. of Rum flavoring Heat the topping in a microwave safe bowl until it is the consistency of syrup. Add the rum flavoring then drizzle over the hot quesadillas before serving. Cook's note: Do not walk away from the pan when you're preparing the quesadillas, the brown sugar will caramelize quickly and it can burn easily. The prep time for this dessert is about 10-15 minutes. However, I included the chill time in my estimation.