Baked Banana Salsa

Use this salsa as a dessert sauce, served over ice milk, sorbet or soy ice cream, fruit salad or sliced angel food cake, or as a sauce for savory pork, chicken or duck

• 4 ripe unpeeled bananas (about 2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped nuts (such as walnuts or almonds)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place whole bananas (in their skins) on a baking sheet and allow to roast for 20 minutes; skins will turn brown. Allow to cool.

Peel and dice bananas and place in a medium mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss gently until combined.