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Peanut Butter, Banana and Chocolate Ice Cream Banana Splits

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Insanely decadent banana ice cream filled with chocolate and peanut butter cups. Then the ice cream gets turned into a banana split complete with banana caramel and chocolate sauce. 

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Welcome to #IceCreamWeek! Myself and Jen of Juanita’s Cocina have teamed up with more than 20 of their blog friends to bring you a week full of ice cream treats, including a special ice cream giveaway! Prepare to have your taste buds tempted with some of the best ice cream treats around! Make sure you enter the giveaway for a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker and two fabulous ice cream cookbooks so that you can join in on the ice cream fun! Another day of ice cream. Are you sick of it yet? No. Me either. My waistline may beg to differ. It’ll get over it! Today is a bit of an over top recipe. I love a great banana split so it occurred to me to make “banana” banana split. And what goes better with bananas? Chocolate and peanut butter of course. So I got a tad carried away . You’re welcome!

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Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream Banana Splits #IceCreamWeek
Insanely decadent banana ice cream filled with chocolate and peanut butter cups. Then the ice cream gets turned into a banana split complete with banana caramel and chocolate sauce.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Covered Bananas:
  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 cup chocolate
For the Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream:
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon banana extract
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt
  • Add-ins during final spin:
  • 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
  • 1/2 cup chocolate covered bananas
For the Homemade Whipped Cream:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
For the Splits:
  • Ice Cream
  • Caramel Sauce
  • Hot Fudge Sauce
  • Whipped Cream
  • Bananas
Instructions
For the Chocolate Covered Bananas:
  1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
  2. Cut the banana into pieces.
  3. Dunk the banana pieces in the chocolate, then lay them on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  4. Stick the chocolate covered bananas in the freezer till needed.
For the Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream:
  1. In a stand mixer combine the whole milk, sugar, vanilla extract and banana extract, spin on medium high using a whisk attachment until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Add the heavy cream and pinch of salt, whisk on medium high to start until it starts to thicken a bit, then turn on high until it becomes almost like whipping cream.
  3. Cover and stick in the fridge for at least an hour, or as long as overnight.
  4. Remove and transfer the liquid to an ice cream machine. Turn on and allow to churn for about 10 minutes.
  5. Toss in the mini peanut butter cups and chocolate covered bananas. Allow to mix until incorporated.
  6. Cover again and pop in the freezer until it hardens.
For the Homemade Whipped Cream:
  1. In a stand mixer combine the heavy cream and sugar. Whisk on medium initially, then turn to high as it thickens. Whip until fluffy. Cover and set aside till needed.
For the Splits:
  1. Cut bananas in half. Lay in dishes.
  2. Scoop three big scoops of ice cream into thee dishes.
  3. Pour some caramel and hot fudge over top.
  4. Add some whipping cream.
  5. Toss on some extra mini peanut butter cups.
  6. Serve with a big old "banana" smile!
Recipe Notes

This is step heavy if you make it all from scratch. But it's so worth it!

Cravings of a Lunatic's Banana Caramel Sauce Recipe

Cravings of a Lunatic's Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

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Comments

  2. Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says

    August 15, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    Oh my, that looks decadent. I just popped on here to say hi and that I’m so sad I couldn’t be a part of the group this week. We still don’t have Internet and the data usage on the iPad is killing me when I do anything online. Can’t wait to get the issue fixed.

    Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 8:43 PM

      Awe thanks so much Christiane. I wish you had joined us but I totally understand. My internet was done for almost a week and I about freaked out. So I feel for you.

      Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 8:47 PM

      Thanks Maureen. One of these days you can join one of our things. Till then you get the most supportive blogger of the year award. I love you.

      Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 8:53 PM

      Thanks. I need to get back over to the states to trader joes for the really mini ones. They are the bomb and I wish I could get them here.

      Reply

  5. john@kitchenriffs says

    August 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM

    This is a banana split kicked up several levels, I’d say! Incredibly good looking. I haven’t had one of these in ages – maybe I should before the summer is over? I mean it’s Ice Cream Week!

    Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 9:00 PM

      Thanks John. I love a good banana split. I get a hankering every now and then. I can never say no to a good split.

      Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 9:49 PM

      Ha, thanks. I got it with a gift certificate the kids bought me. It’s so cute. I think it was from Pier One Imports.

      Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 9:55 PM

      Thanks so much. I got it at Pier One Imports. My kids always get me gift certificates from there so I can give in to my prop passion.

      Reply

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      September 1, 2013 at 10:11 PM

      I know right. It’s fabulous. And no brown bananas to deal with. Many levels of banana flavour on this one. So good.

      Reply

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