Cocktail time.

Mom had a party last weekend, and this drink was the big hit of the night: Bananas Faster. It's basically a Bananas Foster in drink form!

It's from In the Land of Cocktails by Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan.

For one cocktail:

2 packed teaspoons dark brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 orange wedge
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
2 ounces dark rum
1 once créme de banane (we couldn't find any, so we used banana rum/banana schnapps)
1/2 banana, peeled and sliced lengthwise

Combine one teaspoon of the sugar and the cinnamon on a saucer and mix well. Wet the rim of a brandy snifter with the orange wedge and dip the rim into the sugar mixture. Set aside.

Combine the ice cream, rum, créme de banane, banana, and remaining sugar in a blender and blend on high speed until smooth, about 20 seconds.

Pour into prepared glass and serve immediately.

This drink is addictive!