Chocolate-dipped Bananas

Amy Hull, Home Instead Senior Care

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 4  bananas
• 8  wooden popsicle sticks
• 3  cups  good quality chocolate bars
• 3  teaspoons butter, cut up

• Toppings

•  chopped  nuts
•  toasted coconut
•  cookie, crumbled
•  colored sprinkles
•  granola cereal

Directions

1. Peel and cut the bananas in half crosswise, so that you have 8 pieces.
2. Place peeled bananas on sticks.
3. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
4. Place bananas on cookie sheet in the freezer, keeping them there as long as possible--at least 10 minutes.
5. Heat chocolate bits with butter in a double boiler over low heat until the melted chocolate and the butter are incorporated.
6. Dip the chilled bananas in chocolate and roll with your favorite topping.
7. Chill or freeze until ready to serve.
8. If frozen, allow 30 minutes to thaw before serving.