Philly Banana Split Recipes

ALL-AMERICAN BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Place banana in a dessert dish; place scoops of ice cream between banana. Top with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.

SPEEDY BANANA SPLITS

Steps:

• Peel and split the bananas in half lengthways and place on two plates. Top with the scoops of ice cream, drizzle over the sauce and scatter with almonds.

PHILLY BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Microwave strawberries and sugar in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Cool 10 min.
• Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and cream in small microwaveable bowl 30 sec. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool 10 min.
• Add 1/3 of the cheesecake filling to strawberry mixture; mix well.
• Spoon half of the remaining cheesecake filling into separate medium bowl; stir in 3 Tbsp. of the chocolate mixture. Reserve remaining chocolate mixture for later use.
• Cut each banana lengthwise in half, then cut each piece crosswise in half.
• Place 2 banana pieces in each of 8 serving dishes. Use a 2-Tbsp. scoop to place a scoop of strawberry cheesecake filling over the bananas in each dish. Repeat with chocolate cheesecake filling, and remaining (plain) cheesecake filling.
• Spoon reserved chocolate mixture into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to drizzle chocolate mixture over banana splits. Sprinkle with nuts; top with cherries.

TINY BANANA SPLITS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment. Put the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl, and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a mug.
• Put the walnuts in another small bowl. Peel the bananas, trim the ends and cut each into six 2-inch pieces. Dip each piece halfway into the chocolate, and let any excess drip off. Roll the chocolate-dipped ends in walnuts, then set them on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate to set the chocolate. (The bananas can be refrigerated up to 2 hours.)
• Whip the cream in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Add the preserves, and stir to incorporate. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe a star-shaped dollop on top of each banana. Garnish with a piece of cherry and sprinkles.