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Tiny Banana Splits
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
Show:  Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello
Episode:  Little Bitty Bites
6 bananas
1 cup each vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream
Chocolate Syrup, recipe follows
Strawberry Sauce, recipe follows
Pineapple Topping, recipe follows
Crushed nuts
Whipped cream
Maraschino cherries
 

Halve bananas, then cut into quarters. Place 3 segments into each serving dish. Using a melon baler to achieve "tiny" scoops, place a scoop of each flavor of ice cream on top of the banana. (Ice cream may be scooped ahead of time and refrozen. This will help the ice cream to hold its shape.)

 
Drizzle a little bit of each sauce over the ice cream and sprinkle with crushed nuts, whipped cream, and top it off with a maraschino cherry.

Chocolate Syrup:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
 
Break up or chop the chocolate and place it in a bowl. Melt in microwave on low power, stirring every 30 seconds. Serve immediately.

Strawberry Sauce:
1 pint strawberries, rinsed, dried, and tops removed
1/2 cup sugar
 
Using a fork, mash strawberries with sugar in a bowl until well mixed. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Pineapple Topping:
1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into large dice (or 3 cups canned or frozen pineapple)
1/2 cup sugar
 
Puree pineapple and sugar in food processor or blender until slightly chunky. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Yield: 16 servings

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