“Banana Split” is a dessert made from bananas with the addition of ice cream, which is served on it, as in a portioned ice cream bowl. This delicacy has the most delicate aroma and is the lightest of delicacies. Everyone likes this treat: both children and adults.

“Banana Split” is a sandae-type dessert (translated as an ice cream dessert), and belongs to the sweet dishes of American cuisine.

As you know, American cuisine is famous for the ease and speed of preparing dishes, their simple recipes and the availability of budget-priced products.

The classic American sundae is an ice cream with fruit decorated with jelly or syrup, chocolate or nut crumbs, cream, whipped until thick with seasonal berries.

Sandae "Banana Split" comes in three types:

1. Between the bananas, cut lengthwise into halves, scoops of fruit ice cream are placed and doused with syrup of the same taste. In the classics, it should be a strawberry flavored ice cream and strawberry syrup.
2. Between the bananas, cut into halves lengthwise, there are scoops of ice cream with chocolate added to it and syrup with the same taste spilled on this splendor.
3. Between the bananas, cut lengthwise into halves, are scoops of vanilla-flavored ice cream, topped with vanilla syrup and peanut crumbs added to it.

Regardless of the type of banana split, each scoop of ice cream should be topped with a thick layer of heavily whipped cream of the appropriate flavor. Banana dessert with ice cream is decorated with cocktail maraschino cherries.

In addition, there are several more types of Banana Split dessert, which differ in the types of toppings and syrups:

1. Michigan.
2. New Orleans.
3. Snow Island.

Features of the delicious dessert sandae “Banana Split”

• no matter what type of dessert is prepared, ice cream and banana always remain in the recipe;
• The beautiful and appetizing appearance of the dessert is always the same: a banana cut lengthwise, a scoop of ice cream, seasoned with sweet syrup and various toppings (multi-colored coconut, chopped mixture of nuts, chocolate chips) and 1-2 cocktail cherries. All this splendor is served on a bowl-shaped bowl;
• served only fresh and prepared only in hot summer;
• It cannot be stored even for an hour. It should be eaten immediately after preparation.

Recipe for the classic dessert "Banana Split"

Food set for a large portion for 4 people:

• fresh bananas, ripe, but not overripe, large size - 4 pcs;
• ice cream of 3 types: “vanilla”, “strawberry”, “chocolate” - 160 g of each type;
• topping syrup of 2 types: chocolate and strawberry – 40 g each;
• mixture of unsalted nuts – 60 g;
• pineapple cubes (canned) – 40 g;
• heavy cream from 30% - 200 g;
• cocktail maraschino cherries with tart flavor – 8 pcs.

Algorithm for preparing dessert:

1. Peel the bananas and cut each banana in half lengthwise.
2. Place 2 banana halves on a portioned elongated boat-shaped bowl so that there is space in the middle between them.
3. Do this procedure with each banana.
4. Using a special spoon (it’s called “for ice cream”), form one ball from each type of ice cream.
5. Place three different scoops of ice cream (“vanilla”, “strawberry”, “chocolate”) between the banana halves in the middle of an elongated bowl-shaped bowl.
6. Top the ice cream balls with even stripes of both types of topping syrups. You need to try not to get on the banana slices.
7. Place the pineapple cubes in a brander bowl. Grind the pineapples into a puree using it.
8. Spoon the pineapple puree next to the ice cream scoops between the banana halves.
9. Grind the nut mixture with a pestle and mortar.
10. Sprinkle the chopped nut mixture over the entire dessert prepared for serving.
11. You should eat this delicious beauty as soon as the final touch is completed - nut topping and cocktail cherries (two pieces per serving).

Recommendations for preparing the classic banana split sande

1. Heavy cream should be thoroughly cooled before whipping, but not frozen.
2. The container in which you plan to whip the cream must be rinsed with ice water.
3. The device (mixer or blender) with which the cream will be whipped must operate at maximum speed at its highest power.
4. Place the whipped cream prepared for preparing the dessert into a culinary syringe bag, and squeeze the creamy contents out of it onto each of the ice cream balls, forming a beautiful “airy” cap.
5. In order to speed up the process of preparing dessert, you can use balloon cream, purchased in advance at the store.
6. Additionally, the “Banana Split” can be decorated with dark chocolate sprinkles and multi-colored coconut shavings.

Sometimes you want to cook and eat something tasty, sweet, or, say, come up with some unusual, beautiful dessert for a party or romantic dinner.

One of the interesting dessert options is banana split (bananasplit, English) - this is a typical traditional North American ice cream dessert, one of the types of sande.

By the way, the sande dessert (and the name itself), which several North American states claim to be the inventor of, still comes from Illinois, where at one time there was a strange law prohibiting eating ice cream in its pure form on Sundays.

The original banana split recipe came from the mind of the crafty David Strickler, a 23-year-old pharmacist's apprentice, in 1904. The implementation of the wonderful idea of ​​a banana split made it possible to circumvent the law by selling a dessert with ice cream (which was no longer considered, in fact, ice cream).

We'll tell you how to make a banana split.

Typically (that is, often), a banana split is prepared in a certain way, namely, it is built with scoops of ice cream and other goodies in the shape of a boat on a bed of cut banana.

Classic banana split recipe

Preparation

Peel and cut the banana lengthwise into two halves. We place them on an oblong plate-boat so that they touch from below, these will be like the sides of a boat. Place different balls on top of the banana halves (as if in a boat): vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. Top it all with strawberry and pineapple syrups, as well as chocolate sauce. Next, we finish everything off - sprinkle with chopped nuts, decorate with whipped cream and cocktail maraschino cherries.

Banana split with strawberries and chocolate

Recipe adapted to our conditions.

Ingredients:

Preparation

Read the text carefully first. Place the peeled banana halves on a plate and immediately sprinkle with lemon juice (so as not to darken). Form ice cream balls with a spoon. Pour over the chocolate-vanilla sauce and make it like this: melt the chocolate, add vanilla. Instead of strawberry syrup, you can use strawberry jam syrup. Build and create, other fruit ingredients are not excluded. Best served with tea or coffee. We eat without getting too carried away; this dessert is an “energy bomb”.

The classic American dessert “Banana Split” sande is prepared with ice cream. There are several varieties of dessert: Michigan, New Orleans, “Snowy Island”. The only difference in these recipes is in the form of syrups and nuts for sprinkling, but bananas and ice cream always remain in the recipe. The dessert looks just great: a banana cut lengthwise on a boat plate, scoops of ice cream, syrups, nuts and chocolate sprinkles with a cocktail cherry on top. Most often served in the summer, it cannot be stored and is ready to eat immediately.

Actually, the name “Banana Split” is translated from English as “banana in half.” David Strickler, a street soda fountain seller in Pennsylvania, decided in 1904 to sell not just ice cream, but in combination with banana and syrups, and set the price at twice the standard portion of the cold treat. The idea was an incredible success; the recipe was adopted by thousands of American housewives. Since the 30s of the last century, the dessert has been known not only in the USA, but also far beyond its borders. In 1929, it was sold in 397 retail outlets, using the author’s original recipe for preparation. Cooking time – 5 minutes. Refers to chilled desserts and cannot be stored.

1. Large banana, not overripe;
2. 3 ice cream options – vanilla (creme brulee), strawberry and chocolate;
3. 2 types of syrup (topping) – strawberry and chocolate;
4. 50 grams of nuts;
5. 20 g canned pineapples;
6. Cream with fat content from 33% – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Start by peeling the banana, removing the tough outer fibers. Cut it lengthwise into two halves.
2. Place two banana halves on each side of a long plate and spread them apart slightly.

1. Using a special tool or two tablespoons, form one large ball of ice cream with a diameter of about 7 cm. Place three balls - strawberry, vanilla and chocolate - in the middle of the banana slices.
2. Pour two types of syrup over the dessert in even stripes, being careful not to get it on the banana slices.

1. Both fresh and canned pineapples are suitable. If you use canned ones, drain the syrup from them, cut them into small cubes or put them in a meat grinder/blender until pureed. One version of the “Banana Split” uses canned pineapple puree.
2. Peel the nuts, chop them up and dry them a little in a dry frying pan. Sprinkle over the finished dessert.

1. Cool the cream very much, beat in an ice bowl at high speed until peaks appear, transfer to a bag with a nozzle and squeeze out caps on each ice cream ball. To speed up the process according to the original “Banana Split” recipe, it is permissible to use ready-made balloon cream, you can even use chocolate cream.
2. Then the Banana Split must be served immediately, otherwise the ice cream will melt even in the refrigerator, and the cream should not be frozen.

Additionally, the “Banana Split” dessert can be flavored with grated dark chocolate, coconut flakes (this is a variant of the “Snow Island” recipe), and cocktail cherries. At home, syrup can be replaced with liquid jam, and cocktail cherries can be replaced with fresh or canned ones. Any nuts are suitable for this dessert - walnuts, cashews, peanuts or hazelnuts.

In the original recipe, the “Banana Split” was decorated on both ends of the banana “boat” with round wafers with milk filling, a maraschino cherry (cocktail, tart) was placed on top of each creamy peak, fresh strawberries were added in addition to pineapple, and the product was decorated with grated chocolate on top.

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Banana split - the most popular dessert dish, which is prepared using banana, several types of ice cream and syrups, and decorated with cream, nuts and cocktail cherries.

This dish belongs to American cuisine. It was invented in Pennsylvania in nineteen hundred and four by David Strickler. He was twenty-three years old at that time and worked as an assistant (apprentice) to a pharmacist.

Price for banana split was twice the price for regular ice cream, but the dish was so loved by the students of the nearby college that they gladly ordered it all the time and paid ten cents without any indignation.

However, real recognition came to this dish only in the twenties of the twentieth century. Today, a club for lovers of such food has even been created, which includes admirers banana split from all over the world. And at the end of April 1988, residents of the Pennsylvania city of Selingsgrove laid out a split that was four and a half miles long, that is, more than seven kilometers.

The culinary term “banana split” is derived from the English phrase “banana split”, where the word “banana” means “banana”, and “split” is the name of the process of cutting a banana lengthwise into two halves so that after that they barely stick each other.

Almost every American prepares the dessert dish that this article is devoted to in his own way, but the basis remains the same. Therefore, if you want to cook a classic banana split , then you will need:

• ripe peeled banana
• three types of ice cream, that is, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry (strawberry)
• sweet syrup or several types of syrups (chocolate is traditionally used)
• cream
• chopped nuts
• maraschino cherry, that is, cocktail cherry

The maraschino cherry, maraschino cherry or marasca cherry is a type of sweet cherry that has long grown along the Croatian coast and also around Zadar in Dalmatia.

Now it is also cultivated in Upper Italy and Slovenia. This type of cherry is characterized by a slightly tart taste and smaller fruit sizes. These berries are used not only for making cocktail cherries, but also for the production of alcoholic beverages.

Americans traditionally take for cooking and serving banana split oblong shaped dish (boat plate). A banana is placed in it, which is pre-peeled and cut lengthwise (not all the way through).

Three types of ice cream are placed in the form of balls into the gap formed between the banana halves, poured over it with strawberry and pineapple syrups (or one of them) and chocolate sauce, sprinkled with crushed peanuts, decorated with whipped cream and one or three cocktail cherries.