Recipe courtesy of Gale Gand
Banana Split-Up
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 477
- Total Fat
- 6
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 107
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 98
- Protein
- 7
- Cholesterol
- 6
- Sodium
- 171
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
6 tablespoons water
1 1/4 cups corn syrup
3/4 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon sugar
4 egg whites
Pinch salt
Pinch cream of tartar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup warm water
2 ripe bananas, sliced with a krinkel cutter, on the bias
2 flavors ice cream
1/2 cup chocolate sauce
Marshmallow sauce
1/4 cup pineapple sauce, store bought
1/4 cup chopped unsalted cashews
Directions
- Place the water, corn syrup, and 3/4 cup sugar in a saucepan and cook to 246 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, whip the whites with the salt and cream of tartar in a clean dry bowl until stiff then add the 1 tablespoon sugar and continue whipping on medium speed until the syrup is ready. Drizzle in the hot syrup and then continue to mix on high for 5 minutes to cool it. Add the vanilla and water gradually to thin it out to make a sauce. Keep chilled until ready to use.
- In each of 4 wide dessert bowls, place 4 slices of banana. Top them each with a small scoop of ice cream alternating flavors. Drizzle them with chocolate sauce, then alternate spoonfuls of marshmallow sauce and pineapple sauce, then sprinkle with chopped nuts.