Frozen Bananas in Chocolate are a healthier way to make a fun and easy dessert. Cover them with sprinkles, nuts, or whatever toppings you’d like.
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Why this Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites Recipe is a Keeper
These delicious bananas are coated in chocolate for a fun frozen treat. The chocolate flavor makes the bananas even sweeter and makes for a great healthy dessert. Here are a few reasons why you’ll want to eat bananas and chocolate together:
- Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Family Friendly: This is an easy recipe to make with your kids. Serve frozen chocolate bananas at birthday parties or for dessert. Sprinkle with candies that match your childs party.
- Adaptable: Add your favorite toppings to this banana pops recipe, or use different types of chocolate.
If you love this recipe and are looking for more banana recipes, try these: Old Fashioned Banana Bread with Streusel Topping, Halloween Chocolate Banana Ghosts, and Banana Sushi Snacks.
How Do I Pick the Perfect Ripe Banana for this Frozen Treat?
For the perfect banana, make sure the ones you pick are bright yellow, with a little bit of green at the end of each banana. They should not have spots or bruises. If you plan to eat the bananas a few days after buying them, pick bananas with more green at the end, and store them at room temperature to allow them to ripen.
Ingredient Notes for Frozen Banana Treats
- Banana: Cut the bananas in half to make them into popsicles.
- Chocolate: You can use dark chocolate, white chocolate, or milk chocolate.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas
- Bananas Peel and place the bananas on the stick and place in the freezer until ready to dip in chocolate.
- Toppings: Collect all the different sprinkles and nuts you want to use to decorate your treat.
Special Equipment Needed for Chocolate Covered Banana Pops
- Popsicle Sticks: Use popsicle sticks to easily hold the bananas while eating them.
Pro Tip for Chocolate Covered Bananas
Before peeling and freezing your bananas, pop the popsicle sticks in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. This will help the chocolate adhere.
How to Make Frozen Chocolate-Covered Bananas
These are the basic steps to make this frozen chocolate covered frozen bananas. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Peel Bananas and Freeze
Peel the bananas and cut in half. Push a popsicle stick into each banana half and then place the bananas on a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet in the freezer. Allow bananas to freeze for at least 3 hours, or the night before you plan to serve.
2. Melt Chocolate
Microwave chocolate with shortening in a microwave safe bowl for thirty seconds on low to melt the chocolate. Stir with a rubber spatula to help the chocolate melt smoothly and continue to microwave. Stir in 15-second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth.
3. Dip Bananas into the Chocolate
Once bananas are frozen, remove bananas from the freezer. Dip the bananas in chocolate. Immediately, apply nuts and set on parchment paper to set. Let excess chocolate drip off and let the chocolate set. Once the chocolate hardens, serve or refreeze until ready to serve.
How to Store and Use Leftover Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas
- Storing: Store any unused treats in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months.
- Using Leftovers: Use the leftover banana bites in bowls of icecream or as a show stopper to top a birthday cake.
Variations and Substitutions for Chocolate Dipped Bananas
- Chocolate Covered Fruits: You can also use this recipe to make chocolate covered strawberries and other fruits.
- White Chocolate: Use white chocolate, or any other variety of chocolate you want. You can even use vegan chocolate.
- Amount of Chocolate: For a lighter dessert, use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate over the bananas. Hold the banana over the bowl of chocolate to let any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl.
Frozen Chocolate Banana Recipe FAQs
Add chocolate chips, or drizzle strawberry or chocolate syrup on top.
Yes; you can use ice cream chocolate coating for these bananas if you want. A dark chocolate shell works well.
Of course, try your favorite nut butter such as peanut butter or almond butter.
Expert Tips for Making Chocolate Bananas
- Double the Recipe: This is a great recipe to make a large batch. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately, make, and freeze.
- Chocolate and Coconut Oil: If you’re not a fan of shortening, use coconut oil.
- Shortcut tip: Candy melting wafers are a quick, easy way to cover your banana in chocolate. You can even use a different flavored melting wafers, such as peanut butter. If you don’t have melting wafers, you can use a chopped chocolate bar or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites: For little ones or a smaller treat, make frozen banana bites. Cut into slices of banana, omit the sticks, and place in the freezer until the bananas are frozen solid. Cover the bananas in chocolate and serve.
- Ice Cream: Feel free to freeze the bananas, process in the food processor to make banana ice cream, and top with chocolate and nuts to make a sundae.
- Dietary consideration tip: Sugar free chips are wonderful for this recipe.
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Frozen Bananas in Chocolate
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Ingredients
- 4 Bananas, ripe
- 12 ounces Chocolate Chips, semi sweet or milk chocolate
- 2 tablespoons Shortening
- Peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Peel bananas and cut in half. Push a popsicle stick into each banana half and then place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Freeze for at least 3 hours or do the night before.
- Microwave chocolate with shortening in a microwave safe bowl, for thirty seconds on low, stir with a rubber spatula and continue to microwave and stir in 15 second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Dip banana in chocolate.
- Immediately, apply nuts and set on parchment paper to set.
- Allow to harden and then serve or refreeze until ready to serve.
Christina’s Notes
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- Double the Recipe: This is a great recipe to make a large batch. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately, make, and freeze.
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- Chocolate and Coconut Oil: If you’re not a fan of shortening, use coconut oil.
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- Shortcut tip: Candy melting wafers are a quick, easy way to cover your banana in chocolate. You can even use a different flavored melting wafers, such as peanut butter. If you don’t have melting wafers, you can use a chopped chocolate bar or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
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- Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites: For little ones or a smaller treat, make frozen banana bites. Cut into slices of banana, omit the sticks, and place in the freezer until the bananas are frozen solid. Cover the bananas in chocolate and serve.
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- Ice Cream: Feel free to freeze the bananas, process in the food processor to make banana ice cream, and top with chocolate and nuts to make a sundae.
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- Dietary consideration tip: Sugar free chips are wonderful for this recipe.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
a FAMILY favorite treat right here–great recipe!
I was looking for a recipe to try for chocolate-covered bananas! This is great to get me started.
My kids think this is the best treat…and I love that they think eating fruit for a snack is fun! 🙂
Chocolate covered bananas looks delicious kids will love this .