Adults-Only Banana Split

recipe by Naomi Sherman

CATEGORY: Desserts

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Introduction

It’s my son’s 25th birthday today and (I know this will shock you) I’m all about the food
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I asked if he had any special requests and he threw a challenge at me to make a grown-up, fancy version of a banana split
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Little Grasshopper, you need to give me something more difficult than that
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I workshopped the idea with the ladies in my Edible Images Workshop group and this is what we came up with
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Luxurious caramelised bananas, salted chocolate dipped wafers, vanilla bean ice cream, honey-roasted macadamia nuts and a boozy rum sauce
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*flicks the shoulder of his shirt*
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Son, your split has just been pimped
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Enjoy!

Tags: bananasplit,rum sauce

Ingredients

Directions

Step 1

To make the rum sauce, place the dark brown sugar, butter and water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.

Step 2

Increase the heat to high a boil for 1 minute, stirring the whole time.

Step 3

Add the cream and the rum and boil for a further 4 minutes, stirring continuously.

Step 4

The sauce will thicken as it cools and can be served warm or cold.

Step 5

Cut your wafers in half diagonally and dip one edge into the melted chocolate.

Step 6

Chill in the fridge on a tray covered with baking paper.

Step 7

Split your bananas in half and sprinkle with sugar.

Step 8

Using either a blowtorch or a hot grill, caramelise the sugar.

Step 9

Brush some melted chocolate across your plate and then arrange your banana.

Step 10

Add the ice cream, the wafers and a scatter of honey-roasted macadamias.

Step 11

Finish off with a hefty drizzle of rum sauce and a sprinkle of sea salt flakes.

Step 12

Enjoy with a smug look on your face.

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