Banana Split with Chocolate and Strawberry Sauces

Description
This recipe makes one huge banana split, to be shared by two. You can make separate ones.

Ingredientts

 * 1 banana, sliced lengthwise in half
 * 1/3 cup chocolate ice cream
 * 1/3 cup strawberry ice cream
 * 1/3 cup vanilla ice cream
 * 1/4 cup chocolate sauce (recipe follows)
 * 1/4 cup strawberry sauce (recipe follows)
 * 1/3 cup whipped cream
 * 2 tbs chopped nuts
 * 1 maraschino cherry with stem

Directions

 * 1) Place banana in bottom of banana split dish.
 * 2) Arrange scoops of ice cream on top.
 * 3) Drizzle chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce. Strawberry ice cream with strawberry sauce and vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.
 * 4) Top with whipped cream, nuts and cherry.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

 * Ingredients
 * 4 squares 1 oz each semisweet chocolate
 * 1/2 cup heavy cream
 * 1/3 cup corn syrup
 * 2 Tbs butter
 * 1/8 tsp salt
 * 1 tsp vanilla


 * Directions
 * 1) Combine all ingredients except vanilla in a saucepan
 * 2) Cook until chocolate and butter are melted
 * 3) Stir in vanilla and let cool.

MAKES 1 1/4 CUPS.

STRAWBERRY SAUCE

 * Ingredients
 * 1 16-oz pkg frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
 * 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped strawberries
 * 1 tbs corn syrup


 * Directions
 * 1) Puree thawed strawberries in a blender
 * 2) Add chopped strawberries and corn syrup

MAKES 2 CUPS.

Contributed by:

 * Catsrecipes Y-Group