Banana Split Ice Cream Burger

by Sabrina Snyder

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6 servings
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
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Banana Split Ice Cream Burger with homemade Klondike bar patty, banana cupcake bun, pineapple “cheese” and strawberry “ketchup.” A showstopper.

Banana-Split-Ice-Cream-BurgerA Banana Split Ice Cream Burger so amazing, you just sort of stare at it in amazement. My version of my friend Tashbih’s Ice Cream Burger is a whole new set of flavors inspired by a banana split. Banana Cake “buns” glazed with Salted Caramel Sauce, topped with crushed peanut “sesame seeds” and filled with strawberry sauce “ketchup.” Inside the burger? A slice of pineapple “cheese” and a Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Klondike bar “patty” dipped in homemade magic shell. Chocolate, strawberry, white chocolate, banana, strawberry, pineapple, peanuts and caramel sauce…sounds like an amazing banana split to me!

These Banana Split Ice Cream Burgers were originally published on July 2nd 2015. So why is it making a reappearance today? Well #1, it is on Buzzfeed! yay! Secondly, I’ve learned a whooooole lot about how to edit photos. I was super contrast happy with the original set. And now that we are coming up to ice cream season (ok ok, ice cream is always in season) I felt it was time for one of my favorite posts to make a comeback. Also… it’s a banana split that looks like a burger… April Fools? ? Eh, kinda funny?

Here is the long and short of it. I came across a picture on foodgawker of a Caramel Ice Cream Burger. I stopped in my tracks and emailed the delightfully sweet blogger Tasbih about her fabulous recipe! It was so inspiring I HAD to make my own version. The thing is though, it isn’t like when you see a good brownie recipe and you recreate it and post it on your blog with a link back. This recipe was so unique and special, I wanted to be sure Tasbih knew I wanted to recreate it as a Banana Split Ice Cream Burger. A nod to the gorgeous dessert she had made. Fast friends I tell you.

I will admit there are quite a few steps here. This isn’t a toss it together dessert like my Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Pie, Flourless Chocolate Cake or Cinnamon Roll Cake.  There are five recipes that go into this dessert but if you break it and make each recipe individually, they are all quite easy to make. Just commit yourself to the fact that at the end of the delicious rainbow you will have an amazing dessert that will be a real showstopper for your friends and family.

Let’s start with the “buns” made of Banana Cake, they are made and baked into a special half sphere mold. A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.The bottom half of the buns are baked in a regular ¼ sheet pan and cut out with a biscuit cutter.A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.After the cakes have cooled, I sliced off the tops of the buns and scooped out the insides to make a large well. Then I brushed it with a little melted white chocolate and let it set. White Chocolate BunOnce it was set, I filled each one with some delicious strawberry sauce. A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.Once filled, I covered them back up and used my Salted Caramel Sauce recipe to glaze both the tops and bottoms of the buns and topped them with some very finely crushed peanut “sesame seeds.”A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.Okay, we’re done with the “buns” (that just sounds slightly wrong, haha) and now we move on to the “patty.” I used my recipe for the Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars… aka… Klondike Bars! 🙂A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.Finally I added a slice of pineapple I cut out with the same metal biscuit cutter I used for the bottom of the buns and the ice cream bars. The uniformity in size make this dessert look perfectly proportioned. My biscuit cutter was 2.5 inches wide.A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.To assemble the Banana Split Ice Cream Burger, put the bottom half of the bun on the plate, then the Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bar, the slice of pineapple and the top half of the bun. Whew. In the best Ina Garten voice I can muster, “How easy is that?”

Banana Split Ice Cream Burger with homemade Klondike bar patty, banana cupcake bun, pineapple "cheese" and strawberry "ketchup." A showstopper.

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Banana Split Ice Cream Burger

Banana Split Ice Cream Burger with homemade Klondike bar patty, banana cupcake bun, pineapple "cheese" and strawberry "ketchup." A showstopper.
Yield 6 servings
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
A showstopping dessert with all the flavors of a banana split in the shape of a burger. Strawberry sauce and white chocolate filled banana cake glazed with caramel sauce and topped with crushed peanuts filled with pineapple and a dark chocolate dipped ice cream bar. Your guest's mouths will drop open when they see the dessert and do it a second time when they break into it as see the strawberry sauce "ketchup" spill out.
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Ingredients
 

  • Banana Cake
  • Salted Caramel Sauce
  • 8 ounces Strawberries
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 Pineapple
  • Chocolate Dipped Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bar
  • 2 ounces White Chocolate

Instructions

  • Cut the strawberries into small chunks.
  • Combine the strawberries with the water and sugar in a saucepan and cook on low for 15 minutes or until a pourable but thick consistency.
  • Let cool completely.
  • The "buns" are made of Banana Cake, they are made and baked into a special half sphere mold. The bottom half of the buns are baked in a regular ¼ sheet pan and cut out with a biscuit cutter.
  • After the cakes have cooled, slice off the tops of the buns.
  • Scoop out the insides to make a large well.
  • Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments then stir until melted and smooth.
  • Brush the insides with a little melted white chocolate and let it set.
  • Once set, fill each one with some strawberry sauce.
  • Cover them with the top of the bun and use Salted Caramel Sauce recipe to glaze both the tops and bottoms of the buns.
  • Top the buns with some very finely crushed peanut "sesame seeds."
  • The patty is simply the Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars.
  • Using a 2.5 inch biscuit cutter, cut out a slice of pineapple.
  • The uniformity in size make this dessert look perfectly proportioned.
  • To assemble, put the bottom half of the bun on the plate, then the Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bar, the slice of pineapple and the top half of the bun.
  • Whew.
  • Enjoy.

Notes

Enthusiastically adapted from Cleobuttera's Amazing Caramel Ice Cream Burger

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 58.2mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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Dinner then Dessert TIPS Banana Split Ice Cream Burger overwhelming? I would be too. I made this recipe in steps. One day was the Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bar, one day the Salted Caramel Sauce, etc.. It made the day of the dinner party a total breeze, I just cut the pineapple slices and assembled the pieces quickly. The reaction was overwhelming and it made for an incredible end to the party. Banana Split Ice Cream Burger with homemade Klondike bar patty, banana cupcake bun, pineapple "cheese" and strawberry "ketchup." A showstopper.

Banana Split Ice Cream Burger with homemade Klondike bar patty, banana cupcake bun, pineapple "cheese" and strawberry "ketchup." A showstopper.

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Your site always makes me drools! MY mind is blown with this recipe like literally…this is amazing!

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  2. This sounds like a yummy recipe! I’ve never eaten or made anything like this before! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Haha, I don’t think it has ever been done before. It was a crazy flavor idea of a totally genius idea of the lovely Tasbih!

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  3. WOW – that looks super delicious. Should I try to make this? It looks so appetizing, I would just eat all the ingredients before I finish

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    1. No way. Once you assemble it the cuteness is just too awesome. If you make the pieces of it you would have to assemble to enjoy it in all its delicious glory!

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  6. What a fun recipe. I thought they were really burgers for a minute there. You got me, lol.

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  7. OMG, this look so delicious. I wonder if I can get my mom to fix this. I’m not much of a baker lol

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  9. Oh my God! Epic, indeed! This looks so rich, I already gained a few pounds just by looking at it.

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  11. This looks so amazing my mouth is watering. I will have to make these this weekend to serve at my BBQ. I am sure they will be a huge hit.

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  13. That’s some tasty looking pictures you’ve got up right there. I’m a little hungry too, so pretty good timing to see this post. 🙂

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  16. What a great dessert. Why eat dinner when you can eat the banana split ice cream burger

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  18. That looks incredible. I’ve never had anything like this before. I bet its absolutely amazing!

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  19. Oh my goodness! This is certainly a very interesting dessert! I would love to share this with my husband one night!

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  21. Oh my gosh that looks so delicious!!! We love banana splits and this is a great twist on it.

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  22. That looks delicious! My diet is screaming at me to look away and forget about it! I’m sure my kids would love them.

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  25. I love banana cake, so this would be something I ike. Talk about a showstopper dessert!

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  27. I think this is hands down the craziest dessert I have ever seen! A fun crazy of course. Looks delicious!

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  29. Oh this is perfect for someone with a sweet tooth! I cannot imagine eating this but I can imagine being Mom of the Day making this for the kids 😉

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  35. Whoooaaaaaaaa! No really….whoooooaaaaaa! This is truly EPIC in every way and form. Hands down, best version of banana split I’ve ever seen. I’m in love with how this turned out. I mean even after you telling what the components are gonna be, I had this great picture in my mind, but you’ve exceeded the one in my imagination.
    I love seeing my ice cream burger getting recreated and I’m beyond honored that I played some sort of inspiration. Thank you for all the nice things you said about my blog. So sweet…just like your banana split ice cream burger:)
    Love, Tasbih

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    1. Aww thanks! I remember when I saw yours, I was like “Wait, wait wait wait a second here…. THAT IS AWESOME!!” Haha. This is my ode to your awesomesauce recipe.

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  36. Coolest recipe of all time? Definitely. Your creativity is amazing Sabrina and can not think of a better dessert for a cookout!

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  37. Oh that looks delicious and what a fun idea. I had to look twice to realize that was indeed dessert and not meat etc:)

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    1. Yep, even though that sounds like an awesome ode to the Friends episode where Rachel put meat in her trifle.

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  38. This is the coolest looking dessert! I really want to try making some of these. I mean the buns alone look super good.

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  39. That is just beyond awesome! Both of my kids will think this is the most awesome idea ever and I can’t wait to share it with them!

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    1. I think most kids would totally flip out for this. I would totally do it as a surprise though.

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  41. Um, this thing looks like magic! I would love to make this for a special occasion! Thank you for sharing…pinned!

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  44. I can feel myself slipping into a sugar coma just looking at this, and I LOVE it! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  46. OMG, you are going to make me so fat! That’s okay, though, because all of your recipes are absolutely fantastic!

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    1. Aww how sweet! I think I’ve had a couple low-cal ones on here right? 😉 Most clients want to be wowed!

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