Caramel Sauce For Mini Banana Splits Recipes

CARAMELIZED BANANA SPLITS WITH HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, then add bananas in 1 layer and sprinkle with brown sugar. Increase heat to medium-high and cook bananas, gently turning once and shaking skillet occasionally, until sugar is caramelized, 3 to 4 minutes. Divide bananas among 4 bowls, leaving any remaining caramel in skillet.
• Add cream to skillet and boil over medium heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved. Add chocolate with a pinch of salt and whisk until melted.
• Top bananas with scoops of ice cream, then drizzle with some of chocolate sauce and sprinkle with nuts. (There will be extra sauce.)

MINI BANANA SPLITS

Steps:

• Whip cream to soft peaks; set aside. Place banana slices around inside edges of 6 small bowls. Fill with a scoop of frozen yogurt; top with strawberry or caramel sauce, if desired, and whipped cream.

GRILLED BANANA SPLITS WITH HOT FUDGE AND RUM CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high, and lightly oil the grill grate.
• Place the banana halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet and drizzle the honey evenly over them. Sprinkle with the brown sugar. Place the bananas, cut side up, directly on the grill, arranging them so they are perpendicular to the grill grate. Close the grill cover and cook until the bananas are caramelized around the edges and the fruit is beginning to pull away from the peel, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the grilled banana halves (still in their skins) to a small baking sheet. Using two small forks or a long, thin spatula, carefully remove the banana halves from their skins and place 2 pieces of banana on each dessert plate. (This is a little tricky because the bananas are now very soft.) Top each banana with 1 or 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the Hot Fudge Sauce and Rum Caramel Sauce. Top with dollops of whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Garnish each banana split with a maraschino cherry, and serve immediately.

BANANAS IN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar and cook, stirring, until sugar is melted and light brown. Slowly stir in the cream (mixture will bubble up).
• Let mixture boil 1 minute, then reduce heat to low. Place the bananas in the pan and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve hot.

LOCAL STYLE BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Combine the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla beans together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Temper in the egg yolks and whip over medium heat until slightly thick. Remove from heat and strain through a chinois. Chill over iced water until cold. Freeze in an ice cream machine according to the manufacture's instructions. Store in freezer until needed.
• For the Kona coffee ice cream: use the same recipe as the vanilla ice cream. Replace the vanilla bean with the Kona coffee and water infusion and freeze in ice cream machine. Freeze until ready to use.
• For the macadamia nut ice cream: replace the vanilla bean with the macadamia nut paste and diced macadamia nuts. Freeze in ice cream machine and freeze until ready to use.
• Vanilla bean caramel sauce: combine the sugar, lemon juice and vanilla bean in a saucepan. Caramelize over medium heat until golden brown. Slowly stir in the heavy cream and then the butter. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• For the chocolate sauce: combine the heavy cream and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and carefully add in the chocolate. Using a whip stir until completely smooth. Set aside and cool to room temperature.
• To make the berry sauce: combine the preserves and the water and mix well. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Honey pahoehoe: line a half sheet pan with heavy duty parchment paper, then spray the entire pan with spray grease.
• Combine the sugar, honey, corn syrup, and water together in a saucepan and caramelize until golden brown. Remove saucepan from heat and quickly stir in the baking soda. Pour the bubbling mass onto the greased pan and cool until firm. Store in airtight container.
• Cinnamon Caramelized Bananas: place the butter in a medium saute pan and turn the heat to medium. Slice the bananas in half lengthwise and then in half widthwise to create 4 long flat pieces. Repeat with the remaining bananas. Combine the sugar and cinnamon together. Saute the bananas until lightly browned, then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and cook for a few more seconds. Remove the bananas from the saute pan and place in the refrigerator.
• Red Lava Sugar Cage: place the isomalt into a clean saucepan and melt completely. Remove the sugar from the heat and add a few drops of orange food coloring, then add a few drops of red food coloring until a rich red is achieved. Allow the sugar to cool slightly. Then, in a stainless steel bowl, sprayed with grease, gently create a mesh-like effect in the bowl with the red sugar, by using a small spatula to drizzle the melted sugar in a criss-cross pattern. Allow the sugar to cool completely, then gently remove the cage from the bowl and store in an air-tight container. Repeat this process 3 or 4 times.
• To assemble, use 12-inch soup plates. Place 1 scoop of each ice cream in the center of each plate. Lay 1 slice of banana in the space where each scoop of ice cream touches each other. Use 3 apple-bananas per plate. Place 2 small pieces of the Honey Pahoehoe in the center of the ice cream scoops. Place the red lava sugar cage over the entire banana split. Serve the sauces individually in small goosenecks.
• Use same recipe as above for ice cream.
• Use same recipe as above for ice cream.

MINI BANANA SPLIT ICEBOX CAKES

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the diced strawberries with 1 to 2 tablespoons water until thick and smooth. Using an electric mixer, whip the cream until soft peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and strawberry puree and continue whipping until slightly stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes.
• For each dessert, place a chocolate cookie on a plate. Dollop with 1 tablespoon of the strawberry whipped cream; gently press another cookie on top. Repeat, alternating cookies and whipped cream, to make a stack 6 cookies high, ending with a cookie. Wrap lightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until the cookies soften slightly, 3 to 4 hours. Cover and refrigerate the remaining whipped cream.
• Just before serving, use an offset spatula or butter knife to smooth the sides of the cakes. Top each cake with a few strawberry and banana slices and some of the remaining whipped cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Sprinkle with peanuts and top with a maraschino cherry.

CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Tip the sugar into a heavy-based frying pan, stir in 4 tbsp water, then place over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bubble for 4-5 mins until you have caramel. Take off the heat, then carefully stir in the cream and butter. Leave the sauce to cool, then tip into a squeezy bottle.
• Tip the sugar into a heavy-based frying pan, stir in 4 tbsp water, then place over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bubble for 4-5 mins until you have caramel. Take off the heat, then carefully stir in the cream and butter. Leave the sauce to cool, then tip into a squeezy bottle.