Banana Glace

Submitted by SusieQusie

"This double-strength banana dessert beats a banana split halfway to Dakar! Served with an excellent demitasse, it is a delicious and sophisticated dessert. Posted for ZWT 2006."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 bananas, mashed into a pulp
• 8 whole bananas
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup sugar

• Toppings

• 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped candied fruit (as angelica or red cherries)
• 1 teaspoon black raisins
• 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
• 1 tablespoon slivered almonds

directions

1. In a blender, beat mashed bananas, cream and sugar until frothy.
2. Pour into freezer trays and freeze for 1 to 2 hours until partially firm.
3. Cut 8 bananas in half lengthwise and then in half across.
4. Place 4 pieces in a row side by side on a dessert plate.
5. Spread the frozen bananas uniformly over the fresh bananas.
6. Sprinkle with toppings.
7. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[ladypit]

This is so much better then the sum of its parts. I made the frozen mixture (using splenda and fat free half & half) and thought "this is ok." Add it to the fresh banana (which I simply broke up and put into my container) and add a few toppings (Yes, chocolate is a must here!) and this is divine.

 

[twissis]

Do all your recipes generate a strange behavioural response? After recovering from “Ferris Wheel Chicken Salad”, I gave another of yours a try. All went well early on (calm b4 the storm). Prep was a snap using my hand-held blender tool, I tasted it, swooned w/delight & then it happened! I began to dance around our condo & sing the “Chiquita Banana Song”! Siggi got home from work & I had to be restrained while he ate the rest of the dessert to shut me up. At least the cat stayed clear of me this time. I used a candied apricot/pineapple mix, tiny choc chips & slivered almonds for toppings. (Chocolate was a must!) This was such a treat. I suspect you could put a Dairy Queen outlet out of business serving this little gem! Thx SQ.