Banana Split-Up
- 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
- 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.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/banana-split-up-recipe.html (may not work)