Banana Split

Name: Banana Split
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 scoop each vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream; 1 medium banana, peeled and split lengthwise; 2 tablespoons sliced fresh strawberries or 1 tablespoon strawberry ice cream topping; 2 tablespoons pineapple chunks or 1 tablespoon pineapple ice cream topping; 2 tablespoons whipped cream; 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts; 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup; 1 tablespoon caramel sundae syrup; 2 maraschino cherries with stems

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield 1 serving

Test Kitchen Approved

A classic banana split is a nostalgic delight. Complete with bananas, three different ice creams, strawberries, pineapples, peanuts, chocolate sauce and whipped cream, it's best served for two.

Ingredients

1 scoop each vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream
1 medium banana, peeled and split lengthwise
2 tablespoons sliced fresh strawberries or 1 tablespoon strawberry ice cream topping
2 tablespoons pineapple chunks or 1 tablespoon pineapple ice cream topping
2 tablespoons whipped cream
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 tablespoon caramel sundae syrup
2 maraschino cherries with stems

Directions

Place ice cream in a dessert dish; add banana. Top with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 710 calories, 31g fat (17g saturated fat), 88mg cholesterol, 184mg sodium, 107g carbohydrate (68g sugars, 6g fiber), 11g protein.

In 1904, the first banana split recipe was made here in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by David Strickler, an apprentice pharmacist at a local drugstore. We still use his original formula when we make banana splits in our restaurants. —Melissa Blystone, Latrobe, Pennsylvania

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