easy chocolate covered bananas
A healthy frozen treat made with whole bananas
Servings: 24
Calories: 100kcal
Ingredients
- 12 large bananas
- 1 cup Chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup 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: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg