This Classic American Banana Split recipe makes the perfect banana split, just like you would find in an ice cream shop.
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. 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.
The origin of the banana split is controversial, but most historians believe it was first created in 1904 by an optometrist in Latrobe, Pennsylvania named David “Doc” Strickler. Strickler was inspired by the fruit laden sundaes he saw while vacationing in Atlantic City in the summer of 1904 and aspired to create something similar when he returned to Latrobe using the banana fruit, which, in those days, was shipped to Pennsylvania by way of New Orleans.
This Classic American Banana Split recipe makes the perfect banana split, just like you would find in an ice cream shop.
Keywords: Banana dessert, Banana Split