Chocolate-Covered Bananas
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 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.
These are so incredible, you won’t need ice cream this summer!
There’s also a recipe I love that is truly southern.
Here it is:
2 slices white bread Peanut butter (however much you prefer)
1 banana, sliced
Butter Spread the peanut butter on the inside of the bread.
Layer the bananas on top of the peanut butter on one slice of bread then top with the other. Butter the outside of your bread and grill this sandwich like you would a grilled cheese.
The peanut butter melts and it’s just wonderful!
If you want, you can substitute Nutella (a chocolate hazelnut spread found in the peanut butter aisle) instead of peanut butter for an even more decandent treat!
Hope this helps!
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