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banana split
Sign in to saveice cream-based dessert, consisting of a banana cut in half lengthwise with scoops of ice cream, drizzled sauces, crushed nuts, and a maraschino cherry
Key facts
- Course
- Dessert
- Place of origin
- United States
- Region or state
- Latrobe, PA
- Serving temperature
- Cold
- Main ingredients
- Vanilla , chocolate , and strawberry ice cream , bananas
- Ingredients generally used
- Whipped cream , maraschino cherry
- Variations
- Caramel topping, strawberry topping, pineapple topping, chocolate syrup, nuts
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
A banana split is an American ice cream-based dessert consisting of a peeled banana cut in half lengthwise, and served with ice cream and sauce between the two pieces. There are many variations, but the classic banana split is made with three scoops of ice cream (one each of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry). A sauce or sauces (chocolate, strawberry, and pineapple are traditional) are drizzled onto the ice cream, which is topped with whipped cream and maraschino cherries. Crushed nuts (generally peanuts or walnuts) are optional.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “banana split” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.