Banana Split with Curried Chocolate-Coconut Sauce
A sophisticated twist on the classic banana split featuring a unique curried chocolate-coconut sauce. This decadent dessert combines fresh bananas and vanilla ice cream with a rich chocolate sauce infused with curry powder, coconut, and lime for an exotic flavor profile.
4 servings
25 min
Ingredients
- •6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •¼ cup canned sweetened cream of coconut
- •2 tablespoons dark rum
- •2 teaspoons curry powder
- •1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
- •¾ cup chilled whipping cream
- •1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- •4 whole bananas
- •1 quart vanilla ice cream
- •1 cup pineapple
- •½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- •toasted
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir chocolate and butter in medium saucepan over low heat until smooth. Whisk in next 4 ingredients. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Stir sauce over low heat until just warm.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk cream and powdered sugar in medium bowl to peaks; chill until ready to use. Arrange 2 banana halves in each of 4 long shallow dishes. Add 3 scoops ice cream to each dish. Spoon warm sauce over ice cream. Top with pineapple, whipped cream, and toasted coconut.
15 min