- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Cointreau or triple sec
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise
- 1 cup toasted sliced almonds
- Place chocolate chips, cream, and vanilla extract into a small saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until the chocolate chips have melted. Stir in the Cointreau and set aside.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bananas, cut-side down, and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn bananas over, and continue cooking until golden brown on the other side, 3 to 4 minutes more.
- To serve, ladle some of the sauce onto the center of 6 plates. Place two banana halves onto each plate, and sprinkle with toasted almonds.