Warm Peanut Butter - Chocolate Stuffed Banana
"This is an easy recipe I created one night when having a group of friends over for dinner. Instead of a complicated, fancy dessert, I aimed for the child within in creating something simple and fun. Everyone loved the warm banana covered in melted peanut butter and chocolate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. For an interesting presentation, serve and eat everything right out of the banana peel. Or if you don't care about aesthetics, you can squeeze the banana and stuffing out of the peel. Either way, it's delicious!"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 2 bananas, whole with peels attached
- 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Hold a whole banana (with peel still closed and attached) with out-curve facing downward on a flat surface. Slit down the in-curve of the banana from top to bottom through the peel but not through the fruit inside. The peel on the out-curve should remain untouched.
- Carefully open the slit of the peel, being careful not to detach from top or bottom.
- Evenly spread 1/4 cup peanut butter inside the peel on both sides of the fruit.
- Top fruit inside and peanut butter with 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
- Close peel as well as possible around the banana and stuffing and wrap entire banana with aluminum foil.
- Repeat with remaining banana.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and carefully remove aluminum foil.
- Carefully arrange each banana upright on each serving dish and serve hot topped with 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream on each (if desired).
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With a some mini marshmellows added while baking (I used the BBQ)... this was a rich sweet treat by children really enjoyed. [Made for AUS/NZ Recipe Swap #19 Aug 08]
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<p>My name is Rebecca, but my family and friends call me Becky. I am 33 years old and live in Rochester, New York, USA. I am a life-long resident of Western New York and can't say as I'd ever want to live anywhere else. I grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Western New York and love country living. Although my husband and I live in a suburb right now, we hope someday to move back to our roots and live a peaceful country life. <br /><br />My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. I am amazed at how quickly our kids are growing and developing. I read a lot about and hold my own personal skepticism regarding the affects of additives such as preservatives, hormones, artificial colorings, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, allergens, etc. With the increasing number of children and adults with food allergies, I am suspicious that the last century of our nation's food industry improvements have contributed. I'm doing the best I can to protect my family from the risks, but it is difficult to avoid every additive. I have friends and family with food allergies and know how difficult it is to cope with food restrictions. I enjoy the challenge of cooking for those with food allergies but can't imagine making it an every-day affair.</p>
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