Friday I always make a little treat for snack when the kids get home from school. I had extra bananas I didn’t use over the week, so of course am going to dress them up a bit. A simple snack I know they will enjoy, save on food waste and best part, there delicious!
I started off by cutting the bananas in half, then placing a stick in the middle on the cut end. Make sure to line your baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up and the chocolate covered bananas wont stick afterwards. Placed them in the freezer for an hour. Once frozen melt some chocolate, and set up your sprinkles or toppings of choice.
Dip your frozen banana in the melted chocolate shaking off the excess. When rolling the bananas in sprinkles or topping of choice, your going to need to work quickly since the chocolate will start to solidify if you have a thin layer. I like placing them back in the freezer for another 10 minutes to make sure the topping and chocolate are fully congealed together.
Make sure to pull from freezer 10 to 15 minutes before serving so the banana has a nice creamy texture when eating. Keep left overs, if any, in a air tight container for about 24hrs give or take.
You can get really creative with banana pops, the possibilities are endless. I’ve made them with yogurt and cereal in keeping with the same method, like the above picture. Also melted peanut butter and granola, but my favourite has to been dipped in a peach mango smoothie with shredded coconut! Let me know how they turn out for you and what flavour combinations you use.