Frozen banana bites

Corey Valley
Jan 15, 2013 1:16 AM by
Posted in Food & Recipes / Dessert Recipes
Frozen banana bites

Bites of banana surprise!

Are you tired of serving the same old desserts? These fun banana bites are a cinch to make and will impress your guests. Frozen bananas give you the sensation of eating ice cream but don't leave you with all the extra calories.

For this recipe, I layered the bananas with peanut butter before dipping and freezing. If you have a food allergy, an alternative nut-butter would work just fine, or plain old bananas dipped in chocolate alone taste just as good. Have fun using a variety of chocolates.

Bananas

Ingredients:

  • 4 bananas
  • 10 ounces baking chocolate
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter

Directions:

1

Start by slicing bananas into 1/2-inch rounds. Place in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet.

slice bananas

2

Next, apply about a 1/2-teaspoon of peanut butter on each banana slice.

Peanut butter on bananas

3

Top one with another banana slice, making a small banana-peanut butter sandwich.

banana sandwich

4

Place in the freezer for about 1 hour. This firms up the bananas, and allows for easy dipping.

Right before you remove the bananas from the freezer, melt your baking chocolate in the microwave. Microwave for 45 seconds on medium power and stir. Repeat this until your chocolate is fully melted and smooth in texture.

melt chocolate

5

Remove bananas from the freezer and quickly dip each one in the melted chocolate. You need to move fast before the bananas start to defrost and become mushy. I used two forks to help dip the bananas. Place dipped bananas back onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

bananas

6

Return to the freezer and chill for another 2 hours, or until chocolate is firm.

Frozen banana bites

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Comments on "Frozen banana bites"

Zara February 22, 2013 | 11:31 AM

Marie -- some people eat FOOD for weight loss. I hate ads, too, but I hardly think that's enough to make me never come back to the site. This is a great recipe, thank you! I'm going to make these for my boyfriend. He'll love them.

marie alberti-thomson February 19, 2013 | 10:08 AM

To whom it may concern: What are and weight loss ads or posts doing on your 'SheKnows' page. I really don't like it. When I pull up 'food' I want FOOD. I won't be using your site again. It is a waste of your space and my time. Marie

Lorraine February 19, 2013 | 8:03 AM

I've made frozen bananas before and you do not have to have the bananas froze first before dipping in chocolate. Just dip and then freeze. This will eliminate any possible defrosting of already frozen bananas as they do disintegrate fast when they thaw.

Katrina February 15, 2013 | 5:01 PM

How many calories are these?

Jeanio February 08, 2013 | 5:51 AM

This sounds too good. I have to try it when my bananas get really ripe. Is the chocolate sweetened?

Corey @ Family Fresh Meals January 22, 2013 | 5:08 PM

@Deb, these should last up to a month in the freezer! Hope that helps :) Enjoy!

deb January 20, 2013 | 11:59 AM

great thinking how long will they last in freezer ????

Tamara January 18, 2013 | 8:41 AM

This looks so good, I can't wait to try it!

Lauren January 16, 2013 | 1:20 PM

These look really good, thanks for sharing! I'm actually going to make them later haha. I usually just freeze sliced bananas and put cinnamon on top, but this sounds much better.

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