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Best Recipe for Banana Split with Curried Chocolate-Coconut Sauce

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco López)
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
  • 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 4 bananas, peeled, halved lengthwise
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
  • 1 cup 1/3- to 1/2-inch cubes peeled cored pineapple
  • Sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Instructions

  1. Stir chocolate and butter in medium saucepan over low heat until smooth. Whisk in next 4 ingredients. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Stir sauce over low heat until just warm.
  2. Whisk cream and powdered sugar in medium bowl to peaks; chill until ready to use. Arrange 2 banana halves in each of 4 long shallow dishes. Add 3 scoops ice cream to each dish. Spoon warm sauce over ice cream. Top with pineapple, whipped cream, and toasted coconut.

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