Frozen Banana Bites

What did I do Saturday? Thanks for asking; I am so glad you did.

We bought a big bunch of bananas when we got groceries and they were pretty ripe. As I have mentioned before, our house gets incredibly hot as soon as nice weather hits so anything on the counter will surely rot faster than can be eaten. We LOVE to have popsicle type things at our house for those hot days but I really don't like feeding my kids that much sugar so...I have, over the years tried a number of different things.

Here are a couple of those ideas (that I did on Saturday, sicne you begged for them):

Cut a banana in half and pierce with a wooden craft stick (make sure that it is in the banana far enough that it won't fall out once frozen and your kids end up crying because they have lost their treat. {Grin}) Coat in yogurt (any flavor) and then toss with granola. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and allow to freeze (approximately 2-3 hours); once frozen place in freezer bag for storing.

(I have also melted chocolate, covered in crushed nuts, coconut, sprinkles, etc and then froze them that way)

I had a couple of bananas left over that I didn't have sticks for so I simply sliced them up in slightly thick slices, placed them on a pan covered with wax paper and froze them as well. Once they were frozen I put them in a freezer bag to store in our freezer. They are like little silver dollars of healthy ice cream or something. Delicious!

Now on to the variation I saw.

Here goes!

Frozen Banana Bites

2 bananas, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup dark chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp olive or canola oil
1 tbsp milk
assortment of toppings....skor pieces, nuts, dried fruit or coconut

Stir chocolate, milk and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.

PLace each of the toppings you are going to use in small bowls.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and slice bananas into 1/2 inch chunks.

Using a fork, dip each piece of banana into the chocolate and cover completely.

Dip each chocolate covered piece into one of the toppings

Transfer to the parchment lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining banana pieces

When all of the pieces are covered into chocolate and toppings, place in the freezer for 2-3 hours until frozen solid.