Grilled Banana Splits

Name: Grilled Banana Splits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 smalls unpeeled baby or small bananas with green tips; 6 servings Chocolate Sauce; 6 servings Garnish: maraschino cherries; 59 milliliters chopped pecans; 6 slices fresh pineapple slices; 59 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 1 pint fat-free vanilla ice cream; 1 pint low-fat chocolate frozen yogurt

For $1.26 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 311 calories, 7g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up baby, chocolate sauce, garnish: maraschino cherries, and a few other things to make it today. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.

Instructions

Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray. Preheat grill to 300 to 350 (medium) heat.

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Cooking Spray

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Grill

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Place pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.

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Pecans

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Frying Pan

Place coconut in a single layer in another shallow pan.

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Coconut

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Frying Pan

Bake pecans and coconut 7 to 8 minutes or until toasted and pecans are fragrant, stirring occasionally.

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Coconut

Pecans

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Oven

Peel bananas, and cut in half lengthwise. Coat bananas with cooking spray. Grill pineapple slices, covered with grill lid, over 300 to 350 (medium) heat 4 minutes on each side or until lightly caramelized. Grill banana halves 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until lightly caramelized.

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Pineapple Rings

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Banana

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Grill

Chop grilled pineapple. Arrange 2 grilled banana halves in each of 6 (8-oz.) banana-split dishes or other serving bowls. Scoop 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream and 1/4 cup chocolate frozen yogurt into each dish between banana slices. Top each with 1 Tbsp. Chocolate Sauce, 1 chopped pineapple slice, 2 tsp. pecans, and 2 tsp. coconut.

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Vanilla Ice Cream