On paper, bananas foster seems pretty middle-of-the-road as far as desserts go: bananas, vanilla ice cream, some orange zest.

But when you consider that you cook those bananas in a mixture of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and—here comes the most important part—douse the whole thing in rum and light it on fire, bananas foster becomes a pretty damn exciting.

RECIPE: Bananas Foster

Because if there is any way to take dessert to the next level, it’s by adding a shit-ton of butter and booze, and getting in touch with your inner pyro.

The cold-hot combo of vanilla ice cream, gooey ‘nanas, and—did we mention fire?—equals the perfect dessert.