Bacon-Wrapped Banana Bites Recipe

Make the marinade: Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl. Add bananas and marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400ºF.

Strain bananas; set aside marinade. Wrap a bacon strip around each banana; secure with a toothpick, if desired. Arrange in one layer on a baking dish.

Bake bananas in the preheated oven for 24 minutes. Halfway through baking time, flip bananas and sprinkle brown sugar over bacon. Continue baking until bacon is fully cooked.

Meanwhile, place marinade in a saucepan over low heat. Simmer until reduced and slightly thick.

Serve bananas warm with sauce on the side.

TIP: Make it for the kids! After baking, insert a skewer in each banana, dip in melted chocolate chips, set on wax paper, and chill until chocolate hardens. Make sure to take out the rum from the marinade recipe, too.