Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Banana Bites

Published in Bon Appetit April 2009.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 36 banana bites

Ingredients

• 2  cups bittersweet chocolate chips
• 2  tablespoons canola oil

• Assorted topping

•  such as crushed  chocolate sandwich style cookies, toffee bits, chopped butterfinger candy bars, chopped salted peanuts or   toasted shreddred sweetened coconut
• 3  rip bananas, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Directions

1. Stir chocolate and oil in heavy small saucepan over low heat just until smooth. Let stand 15 minutes to cool.
2. Place each topping in separate shallow dish. Line baking sheet with foil. Arrange banana slices on foil. Using fingers dip banana slice in chocolate, coating completely. Shake off excess chocolate. Drop dipped banana in 1 topping. Using clean hand, sprinkle more topping over banana to coat; transfer to foil-lined sheet. Repeat with remaining bananas, chocolate, and toppings. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours, then serve.