Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas
Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas are dipped in melted chocolate and rolled in your favorite toppings of dried fruit, chopped nuts, colorful sprinkles, crushed cookies, or candies for a wholesome frozen dessert.
Servings: 12
Calories: 237kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 ripe bananas
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons crushed mixed nuts slivered almonds, pistachios, or peanuts
- 2 tablespoons grated coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoons chopped dried fruit
Instructions
Freezing Bananas - Prep Ahead 2 hours
- Line an airtight container or sheet pan with parchment baking paper. Make sure it fits in your freezer.
- Peel the bananas. Keep them whole or slice in half for kids. Insert a popsicle stick pushing it into the banana about halfway through. Place the banana in the prepared container and freeze for 2 hours. Your bananas will need to be on the sticks and frozen before dipping in chocolate. This helps the chocolate firm quickly and so the toppings will not slide off!
- Have all your toppings ready to go; chop or crush your nuts, candy, cookies, or dried fruit. Chop the nuts or cookies on a cutting with a knife or run them through a food processor.
Dip And Decorate Frozen Bananas
- Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir the chocolate every so often.
- Dip 1 frozen banana into the melted chocolate and using a spoon, cover any parts that remain uncoated.
- Sprinkle the frozen banana with the crushed nuts or dried fruit and set aside in a single layer on a parchment paper lined baking sheet to flash freeze in the freezer. The melted chocolate becomes hard quickly, so work fast. If you use candy bars and cookies chop those into smaller pieces so they stick on the bananas.
- When all the bananas are dipped and coated, keep frozen until ready to serve. Store them in a freezer bag or airtight container.
Notes
Be Sure To Prep Ahead!
Your bananas will need to be on the sticks and frozen before decorating. This helps the chocolate firm quickly and so the toppings will not slide off! Have all your toppings ready to go; chop or crush your nuts, candy, cookies or dried fruit.More Frozen Banana Topping Ingredients
- shredded coconut
- crushed banana chips
- pistachios
- hazelnuts
- candied ginger
- dried apricots
- dried cranberries
- granola
- dried blueberries
- sprinkles (they make vegan sprinkles too!)
- dried cherries
- dried pineapple
- mini chocolate chips
- crushed cookies
- mini peanut butter cups
- peanuts
- slivered almonds
- small mini candies of your choice!
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 5.3mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 0.6mg