Photo: Chocolate Dipped Bananas Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 bananas
- 8 popsicle sticks
- 3 cups good quality chocolate bar
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut up
Toppings:
- Chopped nuts
- Toasted coconut
- Cookie crumbles
- Colored sprinkles or chocolate jimmies
- Mini chocolate candies or mini semi sweet chips, for chocoholics
- Granola
Directions
Peel and cut the bananas in half crosswise, so that you have 8 pieces. Place peeled bananas on sticks. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place bananas on the cookie sheet in the freezer, keep them in there as long as possible, at least 10 minutes. Heat chocolate bits with butter in a double boiler over low heat until the chocolate melts and butter is incorporated. Dip the chilled bananas in chocolate and roll with your favorite topping. Chill or freeze until ready to serve.
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By bakingmore
on January 10, 2012
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These were really yummy and easy. I think it's REALLY crucial to fully refreeze these again after the dipping because otherwise the chocolate coat will slide off the banana like a sleeve
By skoechel_12398359
Bedford, 69
on December 01, 2009
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If you have five bananas and you cut them in half then you will have *10* pieces, not eight.
Interesting idea, but how long will they keep for?
By cpheterson_12311000
Davie, 48
on November 24, 2009
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I'd like to add a couple of tips to this recipe that I've learned from experience. First, it's really important to let your bananas ripen until they are covered with *small* brown spots. That ensures that their sugar level is optimal. Next, when you freeze them, do not place them in a freezer bag. Moisture that evaporates from the bananas as they freeze will result in ice crystals on the bananas if it is trapped within a plastic bag. This ice will melt into the chocolate when you dip the bananas and cause the chocolate clump. If you do see ice crystals on the frozen bananas, brush it off prior to dipping them. In addition to being a great tasting treat, frozen bananas are also a good food source. For a good description of nutritional benefits, see: http://www.totally-bananas.net.
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