What's your recipe for the nicest Banana Split?

Question

Banana Splits seem to have no set recipe, people make their own versions very often. So what's your recipe for the nicest Banana Split? I would like to try some of them out!

Answer 1

Blazin' banana split

You have GOT to try this banana split-it's so tasty! Although it takes a little longer to make, it is worth it when you taste it...mmmmm!


Vegetable oil, for frying
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 (10-inch round) flour tortillas
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup dark rum
2 large bananas, halved crosswise
1/2 pint vanilla ice cream
1/2 pint chocolate ice cream
1/2 pint strawberry ice cream
Chocolate-Banana Sauce, recipe follows
Pineapple Rum Sauce, recipe follows
Sweetened whipped cream, for serving
1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts, for serving

Pour vegetable oil in a large skillet or pan with deep sides to a depth of 1-inch. (The pan should be large enough to accommodate a 10-inch round tortilla). Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
Fry the tortillas, 1 at a time in the oil until soft, about 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Quickly remove the tortilla from the oil, sprinkle both sides evenly with the cinnamon-sugar, and place over an inverted bowl. Carefully press the tortilla down around the bowl to form a bowl shape. Allow tortilla to cool completely before removing the inverted bowl. Repeat with remaining tortilla.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar and strawberries and cook until sugar is melted and the mixture is bubbly and slightly thickened. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the rum. Return the pan to the heat and ignite. Cook until the flames die out, about 10 to 15 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside.

To assemble: Slice the banana halves in half lengthwise and arrange 4 slices in each tortilla bowl. Place 2 scoops (1/4-cup each) of each flavor ice cream in each bowl. Drizzle Chocolate-Banana Sauce, Pineapple Rum Sauce, and Strawberry Sauce over the ice cream. Top with sweetened whipped cream and crushed peanuts. Serve immediately


Chocolate-Banana Sauce:
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon banana liqueur
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


In a small, heavy saucepan, bring the cream to a bare simmer over low heat. Place the chocolate pieces in a medium bowl. Remove the cream from the heat and pour over the chocolate. Let mixture stand for 2 minutes, then whisk until the chocolate is melted. Add the vanilla extract and banana liqueur and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth and slightly thickened. Serve warm, or let cool to room temperature.

Pineapple Rum Sauce:
3 cups fresh pineapple chunks (1/2-inch pieces)
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
2 tablespoons light rum


Combine pineapple, sugar, water and zest in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until pineapple is tender and the liquid is slightly thickened, about 30 to 35 minutes. Stir in the rum, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and using an immersion blender or food processor puree the pineapple mixture. Allow sauce to chill completely.
Yield: about 2 cups

Answer 2

No fuss banana split

Serves 2



Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time less than 10 mins







Ingredients
For the chocolate sauce:
110g/4oz dark chocolate
2 tbsp golden syrup
75ml/2fl oz water
For the banana split:
2 bananas
1 can whipped cream
1 tub vanilla ice cream
1 chocolate coated honey comb bar
30g/1oz chocolate coated peanut sweets



Method
1. Make the chocolate: sauce by melting the chocolate with the syrup and water in a pan over a low heat.
2. Keep stirring until the chocolate has melted. Remove from the heat.
3. Peel the bananas and cut lengthways. Place on a serving plate.
4. Scoop the ice cream into the middle and squirt over the cream.
5. Pour over the sauce. Scatter over the crushed honey comb bar and chocolate coated peanut sweets.
6. Serve.

Answer 3

I make mine with:

* A long ripe banana
* A scoop of strawberry ice-cream
* A scoop of chocolate ice-cream
* A scoop of vanilla ice-cream
* Pineapple topping
* Chocolate topping
* Strawberry topping
* Some Crushed Nuts
* Spray whipped cream
* A maraschino cherry

I just copied the recipe from a website and I've been told it's slightly different from the "classic" banana split..whatever it tastes good anyway :D

Answer 4

Breakfast Banana Split

Prep Time: 5 minutes Yield: Makes 1 serving Ingredients: 1banana
3strawberries, sliced
1/4cup fresh blueberries
1container (6 ounces) "fruit on the bottom" reduced-fat strawberry yogurt, mixed
1tablespoon granola
1maraschino cherry


Preparation: 1.Peel banana; slice lengthwise. Place banana in serving dish and separate halves. Place half strawberries and blueberries on banana slices. Gently spoon yogurt over berries. Top with remaining berries; sprinkle with granola. Garnish with cherry.

Answer 5

3 scoops of peanut butter ice cream centred in a split banana. topped with a chocolate or fruit syrup(i prefer strawberry). Garnish with additional fresh fruit if so desired.

Answer 6

U'mm b-a-n-a-n-a Splits.

I love mine with.

2 scoops. one choclolate one vanilla.
add pineapple, hot fudge and nuts on the vanilla scoop, and on the chocolate scoop I add marshmallow cream and strawberry topping.
sprinkle a few nuts across it and whipped cream if desired.. (not for me though)

Darn I was so excited about the ice cream part I forgot the bananas.. I guess I'll slice them up over the top.

Answer 7

i used to work at a 50's diner and had to make banana splits all the time
slice a banana in half put one scoop of choc. one of vanilla and one of strawberry in the middle then put a scoop of hot fudge on top the chocolate, a scoop marshmellow topping on the vanilla, and strawberry topping ontop the strawberry then top it off with whipped cream, sprinkles, nuts and cherrys

something else you might try
a howdy-doody
one scoop of vanilla and one scoop of strawberry
top with marshmellow topping and butterscotch topping
then top it off with whipped creamand sprinkles

Answer 8

a banana and a knife