Recipes · American · Ice Cream

Banana Split

One serving has 722 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (51%), riboflavin (49%), manganese (46%), pyridoxine (45%), phosphorus (41%) and vitamin A (41%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Banana Split
Photo: Edward Allen Lim, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (345 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, egg, peanut

Ingredients

  • 120 g Bananas, raw
  • 150 g Ice cream, vanilla
  • 15 g Chocolate, dark
  • 25 g Cream, heavy
  • 20 g Jam
  • 10 g Peanuts, roasted
  • 5 g Candied fruit

Method

  1. Gently melt the dark chocolate with a little of the cream in a small pan to make a quick chocolate sauce.
  2. Peel the banana and split it lengthwise; lay both halves in a long dish.
  3. Place three scoops of ice cream in the middle, between the banana halves.
  4. Spoon the warm chocolate sauce over one scoop and the jam over another.
  5. Whip the remaining cream to soft peaks and dollop it on top.
  6. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts, top with the candied cherry, and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy722 kcal34%
Carbohydrates90.4 g
Water203 mL
Fiber6.9 g23%
Protein11 g23%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.37 g
Isoleucine0.45 g
Leucine0.77 g
Lysine0.57 g
Methionine0.18 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.45 g
Tyrosine0.38 g
Valine0.53 g
Histidine0.3 g
Fat37.3 g
Monounsaturated11.3 g
Polyunsaturated2.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-61.9 g
Saturated20.5 g
Trans-Fats0.32 g
Cholesterol94.7 mg
Calcium236 mg24%
Copper0.46 mg51%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium108 mg35%
Manganese0.82 mg46%
Phosphorus285 mg41%
Potassium941 mg20%
Selenium7 µg13%
Sodium143 mg
Zinc2.1 mg26%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg12%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.54 mg49%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.6 mg19%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg31%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.58 mg45%
Folate (vitamin B9)44.4 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.67 µg28%
Choline63.6 mg15%
Vitamin A284 µg41%
Vitamin C13.3 mg18%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)27.8 IU5%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K3 µg3%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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