Hot Date Ice Cream Sundaes

• 3 ripe bananas, peeled
• 3 1/2 teaspoons sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups (10 oz.) Medjool dates, halved and pitted
• 1/4 cup cold whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 ounces moist, dark store-bought or homemade banana bread, cut into 1-in. cubes (about 5 cups)
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts

1. Puree 2 bananas, 2 tsp. sugar, and the lemon juice in a food processor. In a large bowl, fold puree into ice cream, leaving streaks. Freeze until firm, 3 hours.
2. Melt butter, brown sugar, and salt in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Add dates and 1/2 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
3. Whisk cream with remaining 1 1/2 tsp. sugar and the vanilla in a bowl until soft peaks form.
4. Divide bread among 4 bowls. Slice remaining banana. Scoop ice cream into bowls and top with banana, dates and sauce, whipped cream, and nuts.

bananas, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla ice cream, unsalted butter, brown sugar, kosher salt, dates, cold whipping cream, vanilla, bread, walnuts

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hot-date-ice-cream-sundaes (may not work)