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easy chocolate covered bananas

Chocolate covered bananas have always been one of my very favorite frozen treats. Probably because I love the combination of chocolate with bananas and the freezing just makes it even better. As a kid, I’d often pass up ice cream or water ice (Italian ice) in favor of a chocolate covered banana. Typically, I’d enjoy these during the summer while walking on the boardwalk at the beach or when visiting the local Dairy Queen.

chocolate covered bananas

More recently, chocolate covered bananas have become easier to bring home since grocery stores have been stocking brands like Banana Babies, which are mini chocolate covered bananas, and Gone Bananas, which are Trader Joe’s bite-sized chocolate-covered frozen banana slices. While these products are both very good, my daughter will burn through a box of those in one day! So imagine my excitement when I realized that I could make this delicious treat at home, easily and quickly (aside from the time it takes to freeze the bananas, which is inactive time). This way, we could enjoy these more often and keep them on hand for more than one day at a time.

These treats are made with only three ingredients: bananas, chocolate chips, and coconut oil.

📖 Recipe

easy chocolate covered bananas

A healthy frozen treat made with whole bananas
5 from 2 votes
Author: Marie
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 3 hours 1 minute
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 12 large bananas
  • 1 cup (236.59 g) Chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup (109 g) Coconut oil , or 1/4 cup (many readers have suggested using half the amount for less coconut taste)
  • 24 Popsicle sticks
  • Parchment paper

Instructions
 

  • Peel the bananas and cut each in half crosswise
  • Insert a popsicle stick into each half
  • Arrange bananas on a tray lined with parchment paper and freeze until frozen, about 3 to 4 hours.
  • Just before removing bananas from the freezer, prepare the chocolate coating.
  • In a microwave-safe dish, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil.
  • Heat for 1 minute, then remove and stir vigorously for 1 full minute.
  • If necessary, heat for an additional 30 seconds and then stir for another minute until smooth.
  • Pour the chocolate mixture into a tall narrow glass and dip each banana until well coated.
  • Allow the excess chocolate to drip back into glass for several seconds and then place on the parchment paper to dry.
  • After all the bananas have been covered, store in plastic bag in freezer.

Notes

After microwaving the chocolate/coconut oil combination, the mixture may not look as though is has melted, but it is very often softened enough to allow for smoothing during vigorous stirring. It is easy to scorch chocolate by overheating so less is more here! Using 1/2 of a large bananas makes dipping easier

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 243mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 44IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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