Banana Splits
-bananas
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-Neapolitan ice cream, or your favorite flavors
-lightly sweetened whipped cream
-fresh strawberry sauce, recipe below
-chocolate sauce, recipe below
-walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
-cherries
To serve, split open a banana lengthwise and place in your serving bowl. Top with 2 or 3 scoops of your ice cream. Top the ice cream with strawberry sauce and chocolate sauce. Top with a generous scoop of whipped cream, toasted nuts and a cherry (or a few)!
For the Chocolate Sauce:
Recipe from https://www.seriouseats.com
-6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
-Ā½ cup light corn syrup
-Ā½ cup water
-ā cup granulated sugar
-Ā¼ cup (Ā¾ ounces cocoa powder)
-2 tablespoons unsalted butter
-pinch salt
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients for the chocolate sauce. Except the vanilla extract. Cook over medium-low heat until the chocolate and butter have melted. Increase heat to medium and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool slightly before serving.
Fresh Strawberry Sauce:
-1 pound strawberries, cored and halved or quartered
-juice and zest from 1 lemon
-Ā¼ cup granulated sugar
-1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
-1 tablespoon cornstarch
-3 tablespoons warm water
Combine strawberries, lemon zest and juice, sugar and the vanilla bean pods and seeds. Stir to combine. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and warm water. Add the cornstarch slurry to the pot.
Cook over low to medium heat, stirring often, until the sauce has big glazy bubbles and the strawberries are starting to break apart. Remove from heat, cool and store in your refrigerator in an airtight container.