Banana Splits Recipe Made with ROLO®

  • Preparation time
    100 min
  • Difficulty
    Intermediate
  • Number of servings
    10

Perfect for catering events, buffet menus, or restaurant dessert offerings, this American-inspired treat is sure to impress your customers. It combines a variety of carefully selected ingredients to create a harmonious blend of flavours and textures.

Taking the classic banana splits recipe, we've elevated it to a whole new level by mixing in our ROLO® Chocolate Mini Mix-In. These ready to use chocolate pieces have a melting caramel core and are in a convenient bite-sized format to easily elevate your menu offerings.

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Ingredients
For the strawberries
  • 300g strawberries
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cinnamon stick
For the banana bread: 795g
  • 400g bananas
  • 100g eggs
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 100ml vegetable oil
  • 170g self-rising flour
  • 3g ground cinnamon
For the burnt banana curd
  • 200g bananas
  • 100g eggs
  • 50g butter
  • 10ml lemon juice
  • 100g sugar
For the banana crisps
  • 100g bananas
  • 1 lemon
  • 10g sugar
For the meringue
  • 100g aquafaba
  • 2g cream of tartar
  • 110g caster sugar
  • 50ml water
  • 2g pink peppercorns, crushed
To finish
  • 100g ROLO mix in
  • 300g frozen yoghurt
Preparation
  • 1
    For the compressed strawberries: Slice 300g of strawberries in half and place them in a vacuum bag. Add a cinnamon stick, orange zest, and lemon zest to the bag. Vacuum-seal the bag to compress the strawberries and intensify their flavours. Refrigerate the bag overnight to allow the flavours to infuse.
  • 2
    For the banana bread: Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). In a bowl, mash 400g of bananas until smooth. Add 100g of eggs, 100g of soft brown sugar, 100ml of vegetable oil, 170g of self-rising flour, and 3g of ground cinnamon to the mashed bananas. Mix all the ingredients until well combined. Pour the batter into a lined loaf tin and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
  • 3
    For the burnt banana curd: Place 200g of bananas on an oven tray and grill until they turn black. Let the grilled bananas cool, then transfer them to a blender. Add 100g of eggs, 50g of butter, 10ml of lemon juice, and 100g of sugar to the blender. Blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook over low heat for about 6 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat, let it cool, and blend again until smooth. Transfer the curd to a squeezy bottle for easy serving.
  • 4
    For the banana crisps: Mix the juice of 1 lemon with 10g of sugar. Thinly slice 100g of bananas and brush them with the lemon and sugar mixture. Arrange the banana slices on a lined oven tray. Bake at 80°C (176°F) for 2 hours, or until crisp.
  • 5
    For the meringue: In a mixing bowl, whisk 100g of aquafaba (chickpea water) with 2g of cream of tartar on high speed for about 10 minutes, until it starts to thicken. In a saucepan, simmer 110g of caster sugar with 50ml of water until it reaches 116°C (241°F). Carefully pour the hot sugar syrup into the whisking aquafaba while continuing to whisk. Stir in 2g of crushed pink peppercorns. Let the meringue cool, then transfer it to a piping bag.
  • 6
    Assemple the parts: Cut the banana bread into portions. Pipe the burnt banana curd onto each portion. Add a quenelle of frozen yogurt. Place the compressed strawberries on top. Pipe the meringue on top of the strawberries. Use a blow torch to glaze the meringue. Garnish with banana crisps. Finish with a sprinkling of ROLO® Mini Mix-In.

Each portion typically contains:

Energy

Fat Saturates Sugars Salt

2080 kJ

495 kcal

18.6g 5.6g 56.8g 0.31g
25%* 27%* 28%* 63%* 5%*

 

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

Energy per 100g: 1429 kJ / 343 kcal

The recipe nutrition information is approximate and based on the ingredients listed. Please consider if any ingredients are changed or substituted then the nutrition will change.

Typical Values

Per 100g

Per serve 

Reference Intake

% RI*

Energy

951 kJ

227 kcal

2080 kJ

495 kcal

 

2000 kcal

 

25%

Fat

8.5g

18.6g

70

27%

of which: saturates

2.6g

5.6g

20

28%

Carbohydrate

33.3g

72.8g

260

28%

of which: sugars

26.0g

56.8g

90

63%

Fibre

1.6g

3.5g

-

-

Protein

3.4g

7.4g

50

15%

Sodium 0.06g 0.13g 2.4 5%

Salt

0.14g

0.31g

6

5%

 

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

Based on the stated recipe. Portions should be adjusted for children of different ages.