How to Make America’s Most Iconic Ice Cream Dessert at Home

You don’t need to wait in the heat for this dessert if you can make it yourself.

A traditional banana split is made with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams and topped with pineapple, strawberries, and chocolate sauces. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

For more than 100 years, the banana split has been one of America’s most iconic ice cream treats. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why.