Have You Tried a DIY Banana Split Party?

[twinkie10]

I'm looking for ideas on Ice Cream socials and how you all do them. Do you just work together preparing the toppings and let everyone build their sundaes or are you doing something like the Mango Salsa sundaes, Ice Cream Sandwich torte, or Ice Cream Nachos and calling it your Ice Cream show?

OR, do you do both?

I've got a show tonight and usually do the spiced apple stir-fry, but want to do something... something newer for me!

 

[smspamperedchef]

I did an ice cream social once and it was before we were doing the interactive shows. This was interactive as well and it went over extremely well. I brought all kinds of SA to hold everything in, egg slicer to slice bananas and strawberries, crinkle cutter too for bananas. ice cream dipper, ice cream sandwich maker. They had a blast making ice cream sandwiches and one lady bought 10 or so of those for gifts. Stainless scoops, bamboo tongs. EAD for cool whip, chopper for nuts, etc. Graters (all) for grating chocolate, nuts, graham crackers Micro cookers for hot fudge/caramel. V shape cutter for drizzling. You could also do something like Coldstone Creamery does and freeze your stone and they could make one of those ice cream treats on the stone where they roll their ice cream in the toppings. There might be a thread on here somewhere. That was a fun show. Over a $1,000 show. I think I might do this again! Thanks for reminding me!

 

[colegrovet]

have guests bring a banana... then they can build their own banana split at the party. I did it at a party last month, it was a hit.. hostess didn't tell them why they were bringing a banana..

 

[Jenni]

Do you have a Cold Stone Creamery near you? If you do this is where this idea came from...

Place a lg bar pan in freeze over night, take out at the last minute.

Have all your toppings ready to go..
crushed oreos in the chopper
strawberries core and more
the list goes on.. you get the picture.

Use icecream scoop to place two scoops of icecream on frozen stone. Use back of icecream scoop to make a well to put desired toppings in. The fold icecream and toppings together with 2 handy scrapers (one in each hand). If your really good you could sing just like they do at Cold Stone Creamery LOL

My kids love this... and its much cheaper then cold stone! You can show so many tools that you don't even need to do a recipe. In my opinion~

My Favorite is canned apple pie filling (cut apples into smaller chunks with knife) crushed graham crakers ( ziplock crushed with bakers roller) and caramel icecream topping with vanilla icecream. YUM-O

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I posted on your other thread about this....

 

[krackley]

Oh my - what an awesome idea! I've got to promote this at my next show!

 

[stacywhitlow]

have guests bring a banana... then they can build their own banana split at the party. I did it at a party last month, it was a hit.. hostess didn't tell them why they were bringing a banana..

Too cute! I might have to try that one.