Banana Split Sundae Food

GRILLED BANANA SPLIT SUNDAES

Steps:

• To make the hot fudge sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and melt together. Remove from the heat before it reaches boiling point and set aside.
• Braai the bananas over medium-hot coals until they start to soften. The sugar will burn quickly so keep a close eye on them.
• When the bananas are grilled, serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, drizzle with the hot fudge and add the strawberries and cherries.
• Serve immediately.

THE PERFECT BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel the banana and slice it in half lengthwise. Place the banana slices against the sides of a long, narrow, shallow dish.
• Place the scoops of ice cream in a row between the banana slices.
• Squirt the chocolate syrup on the vanilla and strawberry ice cream.
• Spoon the marshmallow creme over the chocolate ice cream.
• Top everything with the whipped cream. Sprinkle it all with nuts and top each mound of ice cream with a cherry.

BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE

Steps:

• First, lay a banana, cut lengthwise down the middle in the bottom of a small bowl.
• Scoop out ice cream into bowl on top of banana.
• Top one side of ice cream with pineapple topping, & the other side with the strawberry topping.
• Drizzle with both chocolate and caramel syrups.
• Sprinkle pecans all over the sundae.
• Lastly, top sundae with cool whip and enjoy.

GRILLED BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE WITH BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Build charcoal fire or preheat gas grill.
• Slice bananas in 1/2 lengthwise and crosswise so each banana yields 4 pieces. Set aside. Mix the sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle on cut sides of bananas. Let bananas sit for 5 minutes.
• Place bananas cut-side down on a clean cooking grate over direct low heat. Cook for 2 minutes or until grill marks appear. Using a pair of long-handled tongs, turn over and let cook 5 more minutes or until the skin pulls away from the banana.
• Remove skins from banana halves and place 4 banana halves in the bottom of each serving bowl. Top each serving with 2 scoops of ice cream. Ladle about 1/4 cup of heated chocolate sauce over each sundae¿let your taste determine the quantity here, add just a touch for a hint of chocolate or pour it on for a serious chocolate fix. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of chopped nuts, top with whipped cream, and place a cherry or strawberry on top.
• Make the chocolate sauce up to 2 days in advance. Place chocolate in a medium size metal mixing bowl. Heat cream to almost boiling, add butter and sugar and stir to combine. Remove from heat and pour over chocolate. Whisk vigorously until melted, and well combined. Add liqueur and vanilla and stir constantly until mixture is cool the touch. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside or refrigerate up to 2 days. Warm before serving.

BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE CAKE

Steps:

• For the banana ice cream cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until nutty brown. Immediately remove from the heat and reserve.
• Whisk the flour with the baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Vigorously whisk the bananas with the browned butter in a large bowl until very well combined and creamy. Whisk the egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla into the banana mixture until smooth.
• Fold the flour mixture into the banana mixture with a rubber spatula until well combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread to cover completely; the layer will be thin. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool completely on a rack, about 1 hour.
• Spread the ice cream evenly over the banana cake with a rubber spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• For the chocolate sauce: Combine the chocolate, cream, corn syrup, butter and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk periodically as the mixture comes to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the sauce starts to boil, turn down the heat. Cool 15 minutes before serving. Transfer to a bowl or small pitcher. (Yield: 1 2/3 cups.)
• For the caramelized bananas: Remove the cake from the freezer and let stand at room temperature. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and swirl the pan. When the butter is completely melted, place the banana pieces cut-sides down in one layer in the pan. When they are nicely browned, after 4 to 5 minutes, flip the bananas. Cook until the other sides are browned and the bananas have softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• To serve, place desired toppings in bowls. Cut squares of the banana cake and divide among serving bowls. Let each person build a sundae with the chocolate sauce, caramelized bananas, and additional toppings.
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THE ULTIMATE BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Preheat your oil in a heavy-based pot for deep frying to 365 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add the yolks and club soda. Using a whisk, stir from the inside working your way out, slowly incorporating the dry ingredients without forming any lumps. Peel the bananas and dip in the batter and coat well. Fry in hot oil for 4-5 minutes until batter is puffy and golden brown. Drain on paper towels when done.
• While bananas are cooking, prepare caramel sauce. Combine the sugar and water in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook, swirling the pot around, until the mixture is a deep caramel color and looks like syrup, about 8 minutes. Add the butter then carefully pour in the cream (it will bubble up) and continue to cook for another minute. Add a pinch of salt then cool before serving.
• To serve the banana split, cut the bananas lengthwise and top with a large scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Pour warm caramel sauce over the top and finish with a sprinkle of banana chips and toasted pecans.

GRILLED BANANA SPLIT SUNDAES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill.
• Peel and cut the bananas into 1/2-inch thick slices. Trim the top off the pound cake and cut the rest into the same size squares as the banana chunks. Cut the top and bottom off the pineapple and remove the rind from around the sides. Cut the pineapple in half and then into quarters. Trim the core and cut each piece again lengthwise. Cut the strips into 1/2-inch thick pieces. On a wooden skewer, alternate pieces of banana, pound cake, and pineapple until the skewer is full, leaving about 2 inches for a handle. You should have 8 to 10 skewers. Finish with a cherry. Brush with melted butter and grill for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, you can broil the skewers for about 1 to 2 minutes per side.)
• Sauce:
• Meanwhile, heat the cream in a small pan over medium heat; do not let it boil. Add the chocolate to the warm cream. Let sit for a few minutes, then stir the mixture to melt all the chocolate. Cool for a few minutes and pour into a squeeze bottle.
• Scoop ice cream into bowls and top with a skewer. Squeeze some chocolate sauce over top and serve.

CARAMELIZED BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan set over low heat, cook the cream until just simmering, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chocolate, and let it sit for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat, then whisk until the chocolate and cream are fully mixed. Whisk in the cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, the corn syrup and salt. Mix well.
• Sprinkle the cut side of the bananas with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter and then add the bananas cut-side down. Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes, then flip and brown the other side and remove from the pan.
• Pour 1/2 cup of the chocolate sauce on each serving plate. Top each with two of the cooked banana slices, then sprinkle each plate with some of the chopped peanuts. Place 2 scoops of ice cream on top of the banana slices and sprinkle with a few more nuts to serve.

BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE ICE CREAM SANDWICH DESSERT

Steps:

• In a 13x9 dish, starting with short side, place 12 ice cream sandwiches inside dish to cover bottom of dish, cutting sandwiches to fit.
• Add banana slices to cover sandwiches.
• Add both strawberry and pineapple sauce to cover banana layer; spread with spatula to combine and cover.
• Butterscotch, hot fudge and caramel sauces: warm if needed to thin out for drizzling. Drizzle each sauce on top of dessert (keep in mind, you should have half of each jar left when you finish this dessert -- perfect for another dessert later!).
• Add half of your cool whip; spread to cover.
• Place remaining 12 ice cream sandwiches next, again cutting sandwiches to fit.
• Add the rest of cool whip; spread to cover.
• Finish off by topping with the drizzle of more hot fudge, butterscotch, caramel sauce; cherries and chopped peanuts.
• Cover with pan lid or aluminum foil; freeze for at least 4 hours prior to serving.
• When serving, remove from freezer and let sit 20 minutes at room temp before cutting into serving squares.

BANANA SPLIT ICE CREAM SUNDAE

Steps:

• Stand 4 cookie halves and 2 banana halves in each of 4 oval ice cream dishes.
• Place 2 scoops of the ice cream in each dish; top evenly with the chocolate topping and whipped topping.
• Serve immediately.

BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whip cream and vanilla-bean seeds with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
• Place 2 banana halves in each of four dishes. Top with 1 scoop each of coffee, chocolate, and hazelnut ice creams. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and caramel sauce. Top with whipped vanilla cream, wet walnuts, and cherries; serve.

TRADITIONAL BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Line up ice cream scoops next to each other in an oval deep dish or a banana boat.
• Cut the ends of the banana off (about 1/4 inch) while still in the peel.
• Slice in half longways.
• Pop each half of the banana out of the peel onto each side of the ice cream row, pressing down and in a little so it'll stay put.
• Top the vanilla ice cream with the pineapple, the chocolate with the chocolate syrup and the strawberry with the strawberry sauce.
• Spoon the wet walnuts over all three scoops of ice cream.
• Top each scoop with some whipped cream and a cherry for each.
• Enjoy!

BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat margarine and sugar in bowl until creamy.
• Add bananas, eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips.
• Add to banana mix. Mix well.
• Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, 3 inches apart.
• Spread dough into 3 inch (or more) circles.
• Bake at 350°F 14 to 16 minutes, until edges are light golden color.
• Cool 1 min on sheet; remove to wire rack and cool completely.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.
• Top with ice cream and topping.