Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas
Quick and easy frozen chocolate covered bananas, homemade with simple ingredients. Bite sized fresh bananas are dipped in melted chocolate for a healthy snack or dessert.
Start the New Year off right with this healthy and delicious dessert. It’s the perfect way to snack and satisfy your sweet tooth. Also, if you find yourself with too many ripe bananas in your pantry, be sure to check out this collection of Ripe Banana Recipes for some inspiration.
How To Make Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas From Scratch?
- Dip bananas – In melted chocolate.
- Remove excess chocolate– Tap the fork on the side of the bowl.
- Freeze- Until firm.
Variations For Chocolate Dipped Bananas
Add toppings- Such as colorful sprinkles, nuts, toffee, crushed cookies, shredded coconut, crushed graham crackers, or candies. Make sure every topping you use is roughly chopped, diced or shredded.
Use colored candy melts or colored white chocolate– This will allow you to match themes for parties. Please note that white chocolate can only be colored with oil-based food coloring.
Add nut butter– Spread peanut butter or any other nut butter of your choice on top of the banana slice and then dip it in melted chocolate.
Salted chocolate dipped bananas– Before the chocolate sets, sprinkle the top with coarse sea salt.
Half dip the bananas– For less chocolate and more banana flavor, only dip each slice halfway.
Make it party-friendly and mess-free– Do this by sticking or toothpick into each slice before freezing.
Tips And Techniques For Chocolate Frozen Bananas
Melted chocolate should not be too warm– This is very important because if it’s too hot, the fruit will start breaking down and getting too soft during dipping.
Don’t use very ripe bananas- They are too soft and it’s hard to dip them and get them coated properly.
Dip slices one at a time– This prevents the bowl of chocolate from getting too crowded. It’s also just plain easy to dip one at a time and allows each slice to be evenly coated.
What kind of chocolate should I use? I like to use semisweet or dark chocolate chips. You can choose whatever you prefer.
How do I melt the chocolate chips? You can use a double boiler or a microwave. If using a microwave, heat at 15-20 second intervals, making sure to stir in between because this prevents chocolate from burning.
Line tray with wax paper or parchment paper- Because this makes up clean-up easy and also allows easy removal of slices.
Storage
Freezer– These must be kept in the freezer. Store in a sealed container for up to 1 month. They cannot be stored in the fridge or at room temperature.
More Chocolate Covered Fruits
More Banana Desserts
- Banana Almond Biscotti
- Banana Muffins {Soft & Moist}
- Chocolate Banana Bread {With Cake Mix}
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Banana Cake Roll
Chocolate Covered Bananas
Ingredients
- 2-3 Bananas, Peeled, Cut into 1/2- 1 inch thickness circle slices
- 2 cups Chocolate chips, Melted, Semisweet or Dark
Instructions
- Dip each banana slice into a bowl of melted chocolate, one at a time, using a fork.
- Tap the fork on the side of the bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip off into the bowl..
- Place each chocolate dipped banana on a tray, lined with parchment paper.
- Place tray in the freezer for 30-40 minutes and enjoy.
Notes
- Real all my tips above.
- Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 1 month.
