The Perfect Banana Split

By Carroll Pellegrinelli

Updated 12/20/18

Perfect Banana Split
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Ratings (62)
  • Total: 15 mins
  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 0 mins
  • Yield: 1 split (1-2 servings)
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
461 Calories
24g Fat
57g Carbs
6g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1 split (1-2 servings)
Amount per serving
Calories 461
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g 31%
Saturated Fat 15g 74%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 57g 21%
Dietary Fiber 9g 31%
Protein 6g
Calcium 68mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Love the taste of banana mixed with the creamy cold texture of ice cream and the rich flavor of chocolate? Is a banana split your ultimate comfort food? If so, try this easy-to-make recipe for banana splits that I'm sure you'll want to make over and over again.

A 23-year-old pharmacist apprentice named David Evans Strickler is credited with inventing the banana triple ice cream sundae in 1904. Back then, this was a high priced dessert, costing 10 cents, twice the price of other ice cream sundaes where Strickler worked at the Tassel Pharmacy, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

The 100th anniversary of the city of Latrobe was marked by the invention of the banana split in 2004. That year the National Ice Cream Retailers Association (NICRA) dubbed this Pennsylvania city as the banana split birthplace.

Ingredients

  • 1 banana (split lengthwise)
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
  • 1 scoop chocolate ice cream
  • 1 scoop strawberry ice cream
  • Garnish: ​​chocolate syrup
  • Garnish: marshmallow creme
  • Garnish: strawberry syrup
  • Garnish: whipped cream
  • Garnish: chopped nuts (lightly toasted)
  • 3 maraschino cherries

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Place banana slices against sides of long, narrow, shallow dish.

    Fresh bananas.
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  3. Place scoops of ice cream in a row between banana slices.

    Ice scream scoops on bananas.
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  4. Squirt chocolate syrup on vanilla and strawberry ice cream.

    Chocolate syrup on a banana split.
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  5. Spoon marshmallow creme over chocolate ice cream.

    Marshmallow creme on a banana split.
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  6. Top each mound with whipped cream. Sprinkle with nuts and top each with a cherry.

    Perfect banana split.
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  7. Serve and enjoy!

Tip

  • The long, narrow banana dishes can be found in your local grocery store. (When having a big dinner party, I also use my glass banana split dishes for placing butter around the table).

Made With Bananas

Are you simply bananas for bananas? Try some other recipes that include bananas as the main ingredient:

  • Scrumptious Blueberry Banana Cake: Got leftover blueberries and bananas? What I really like about this Blueberry-Banana Cake is that there are more bananas and blueberries in the batter than flour and sugar.

  • Banana Pancakes: By adding a mashed banana to a simple pancake recipe, you have a flavorful breakfast.

  • Banana Syrup: This recipe begins with your favorite maple syrup.