Fried Banana with Lavender Honey and Five Spice Chocolate

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Coconut ice cream:

1/3 cup shredded sweetened coconut plus 8 tablespoons for plating

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup lite coconut milk (the higher percentage of fat in regular will interfere with freezing)

1/4 teaspoon imitation coconut extract (recommended: McCormick)

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup whole milk

3/4 cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

6 tablespoons lavender honey

Chocolate sauce:

1/2 cup chocolate syrup

2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder, placed into a sachet

Deep-fried bananas:

3 to 4 liters canola oil, or as needed for deep-frying

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cornstarch

4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups seltzer water (for carbonation)

4 bananas cut in 1/2, on the diagonal

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar