Banana Split

Tea type
Rooibos Tea
Ingredients
Banana, Calendula, Cocoa Nibs, Green Rooibos
Flavors
Sweet, Chocolate, Creamy, Banana, Cream, Malt, Milk, Rooibos, Sugar, Vanilla, Meringue, Candy, Cocoa, Strawberry
Sold in
Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Caffeine Free
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by bree
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 6 min, 30 sec 10 g 12 oz / 352 ml

From Our Community

1 Image

12 Want it Want it

43 Own it Own it

  • +28

42 Tasting Notes View all

From DAVIDsTEA

Is there a more perfect dessert than a banana split? From the drizzle of chocolate sauce to the signature sliced banana, it’s three scoops of nostalgic greatness. So, what genius invented this malt shop classic? It wasn’t a restaurateur or even a chef – it was dreamed up in 1904 by David Evans Strickler, a 23-year old apprentice pharmacist in Pennsylvania. And with chocolate, banana and sweet meringue, this rich and creamy treat brings the taste of his soda fountain treat right to your tea cup. Now you can have sundae…every day.

Ingredients: Green rooibos, cocoa nibs, rock sugar, banana chips, calendula, meringue powder, natural and artificial flavouring.

Price: $7.50

About DAVIDsTEA View company

DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.

42 Tasting Notes

606 tasting notes

I never go for the banana teas, but this one is SO good! It’s a light banana flavour with a real nice creaminess to it, which is probably from the meringue. I really enjoyed this one! I’ll have to get more soon.

Kristal

Try it as latte (if that’s your thing)! Soooo good

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

85
1792 tasting notes

The progress on the 250g I purchased on sale online last year is coming along nicely. I think I’m down to around 50g, and have been making cold brews every once in a while. I told myself to try to drink more of this up before the Swampwater comes in the mail (thanks again to Fay for letting me know about the free shipping promo!), which should be in a couple days.

It’s lost a bit of its flavour but I still enjoy it as long as I don’t brew it too strong since this has a tendency to brew up a little too sweet for my liking if I don’t watch the ratios. I need to remind myself to just make a bunch of tea whenever I get a chocolate craving because I have lost touch with that trick. I had a particularly awkward, messed up, slightly stressful day yesterday which led to buying a box of Halloween chocolate that was on sale and I ate quite a bit between yesterday evening and this afternoon. It really adds up, ugh. Now I feel horrible, physically and mentally. Stupid combination of hormones and emotional eating, which I at least normally defeat. But they won this time.

And DAVIDsTEA, Y U NO SEND PARCEL via Canada Post anymore? Purolator instead? My apartment buzzer doesn’t work meaning that unless I wait downstairs in the lobby until the delivery person comes, I have to spend half the bloody day bussing to a remote area in the city and back.

Fay

Glad you managed to get your hands on some Swampwater! Odd they don’t use Canada Post anymore. I wonder if they dropped them after they threatened the postal strike and just decided not to go back.

Evol Ving Ness

Hope today is a better day. Be kind to yourself.

Dexter

They ship Purolator?!!!!!! Why would they do that!!!??? I’m never home during the day and it’s the same in my world – pick up location is on the other side of the world and only open during business hours – I would NEVER be able to pick it up… sucks

Sil

betcha they switched to purolator with the strikes…

Fjellrev

I’m sure they just decided to stick with them since the strikes. I noticed their sketchy wording in regards to shipping in the FAQ section before placing the order and was worried this was going to happen, ugh. Oh well, now we all know for sure.

And thanks, Evol!

Kristal

Sil’s right, it’s because of the strikes. I don’t care for the purolater either since the place where I have to pick it up is only open Mon-Friday til like 6 or something :/

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

81
15019 tasting notes

this as a latte is wonderful. not too sweet…and very much like a banana milshake with the hint of chocolate. LOVE it..and so glad i saw kristals note? i think it was, suggesting latte or i’d have missed out! if it was winter months, i’d be all over this!

Memily

Omgosh I want!

Kristal

Yay! Glad I could help :)

TeaLady441 I can’t wait to try this one! :O

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

90
415 tasting notes

Picked up 18 grams of this to try as a latte. Brewed the full 18 grams in 8 oz of boiling water for about 6 min, added a little vanilla agave, then mixed with frothed milk.

Oh my word, Banana split indeed. It’s sweet, ice cream-y and definitely tastes of banana. I think I shouldn’t have added any agave since there was sugar already in the tea. Otherwise this tastes amazing and is one of the best tea lattes I ever had. I am most certainly going to stock up on this.

Flavors: Cream

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec 18 g 8 OZ / 236 ML
Kristal

Update: after drinking half of the latte my stomach started feeling upset. I have an egg intolerance and I suppose there’s enough meringue powder to upset my stomach. My rating still stays the same because it tastes amazing, but I will be unable to purchase any more :(

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

100
14 tasting notes

Just wow. So good. Had it once as an iced latte with cocoa powder. Also, I had it hot. IT’S SO GOOD! It perfectly fits its name! It literally tastes like a banana split all blended up and then heated up. You need to try it to believe me. I’m really tempted to get 250g.

Flavors: Chocolate, Rooibos, Strawberry, Sugar

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 8 min or more 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

100
7 tasting notes

One of my all time favorite teas. I love this tea as a latte.

Flavors: Chocolate

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 7 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

78
94 tasting notes

I bought 40g of this based on the smell – my gamble paid off, this is great! A “sometimes” tea due to the sugar content but it makes a great dessert tea. The artificial taste is super strong if you steep it too much but it’s still a good cup if you like this type of tea – sweet, chocolatey, and I can barely taste the rooibos base. If you’re a purist this will not be your favourite.

Reminds me of bananas and Nesquick chocolate syrup more than a banana split – that was a staple dessert growing up! Between this and Hard Candy, David’s is reminding me of childhood this summer!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

72
338 tasting notes

I was a little wary on trying this one, as I don’t like the dessert teas as much as the rest, and banana isn’t my flavour of choice, either. As predicted, this was sweet – not as sickly as I was expecting, which was a good thing. That said, while I finished off my mug (I originally brewed it hot, then decided I’d like it better iced), and there’s a little more in the sample I have, I don’t think I’ll be buying any more of this. I can see the tea’s appeal, but it’s just not for me.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

100
8 tasting notes

This was such a wonderful tea. I am buying 100 more grams today. It reminds me of Banana Chocolate Rooibos from a few years ago. This is spectacular iced and will mix very well with some spiced rum.

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 2 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

100
47 tasting notes

OMG!!!! I LOVE it!!! I love chocolate and banana together and this tea delivers! I had it as a hot latte. Teavana tried to do a tea with banana and chocolate but failed miserably, but the David’s Tea version is AMAZING! I am definitely going to be stocking up on this one before it disappears from the shelf. It is a great dessert tea. I am sure it will be great as an iced latte as well. If you enjoy the chocolate-banana combination, I highly recommend this one.

sandy v

It would be an excellent liquid to use in a smoothie or even as a mixer. ;)

tanyasew

Like you, I am going to pick up a bunch more tomorrow. I don’t want to risk having the tea disappear from the shelves before I can restock. So good!!!!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.