Roasted Banana Ice Cream with Warm Peanut Butter Sauce

== Description ==
Only freeze the ice cream about an hour and a half after it's finished churning for the best texture. If you make it ahead, take it out of the freezer 20 minutes before serving to soften. 
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Source: Southern Living Cookoff $100,000 winner 2007 
* Prep: 30 minutes + 10 minutes | Bake: 40 minutes + 5 minutes | Chill: 4 hours | Freeze: 4 hours
* Makes 4 – 6 servings and 1½ cups of sauce
== Ingredients ==
* 3 medium ripe bananas, cut into ½-inch slices
* ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
* 1 tbsp butter, in pieces
* 1 cup milk
* ½ cup heavy cream
* 2 tbsp granulated sugar
* 1 vanilla bean, cut in 2-inch pieces
* ¼ tsp salt
* ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
* ½ cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped 
* Warm Peanut Butter Sauce, recipe follows 
* Garnish: chopped salted peanuts 
 
=== Warm Peanut Butter Sauce ===
* 1 cup sugar
* ¾ cup milk
* 1 tbsp light corn syrup
* ¼ tsp salt
* 6 tbsp creamy peanut butter
* ½ tsp vanilla
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 400°F.
# Toss together first 3 ingredients in a 2-qt baking dish, and bake at 400°F for 40 minutes or until bananas are browned and softened, stirring once after 20 minutes.
# Spoon bananas and all of syrup in baking dish in a blender or food processor; add milk and next 5 ingredients, and process 1 minute or until smooth.
# Pour mixture into an airtight container and chill at least 4 hours up to 24 hours.
# Pour mixture into freezer container of a ½ gallon ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
# Divide ice cream between 4 chilled sundae bowls, and top with warm peanut butter sauce, garnish if desired.
 
=== Warm Peanut Butter Sauce ===
# Stir together first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan.
# Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened and sugar is dissolved.
# Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
# Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
# Whisk before serving. 
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