Classic Banana Split

1. Peel the banana and with a sharp knife, cut it in half, lengthwise.
2. Place the banana slices against the sides of a long, narrow, and shallow dish, opposite from each other.
3. Add one scoop of each vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream in a row between the two banana slices.
4. Squirt a liberal amount of chocolate syrup (or as much as you prefer) on top of the vanilla and strawberry ice cream.
5. Squirt strawberry syrup according to your preference on the chocolate ice cream.
6. Add a tablespoon of marshmallow crème over the chocolate ice cream.
7. Cover all three scoops and bananas with whipped cream and sprinkled crushed walnuts on top.
8. Top each ice cream scoop with a maraschino cherry and add rainbow sprinkles on top for garnish.
9. Serve immediately.

Trivia

• The origin of the banana split is traced back to the year 1904, in the city of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA. A 23-year-old pharmacist’s apprentice named David Evans Strickler is believed to have invented the triple ice cream sundae with banana.

Back in the early days, a banana split was a highly priced dessert and was sold for 10 cents, which was twice the price of other ice cream sundaes.