Chocolate-Dipped Banana Pops

Name: Chocolate-Dipped Banana Pops
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 12 wooden ice cream-bar sticks; 4 large ripe but firm bananas; 1 package semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup); 2 tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 c. Choice of toppings, such as: toasted sweetened flaked coconut, chopped salted peanuts, toffee bits, and colored candy decors

Published: Dec 6, 2007

Yields:

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Cal/Serv:

185

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Bananas make a sumptuous low-fat base for these frozen pops. And you can get as creative as you'd like with the toppings! Crush your favorite candies, nuts, or salty snacks.

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Ingredients

12 wooden ice cream-bar sticks
4 large ripe but firm bananas
1 package semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup Choice of toppings, such as: toasted sweetened flaked coconut, chopped salted peanuts, toffee bits, and colored candy decors

Directions

1. Step 1Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Insert an ice cream-bar stick, about 1 inch deep, in one end of each banana piece; place on prepared cookie sheet.
2. Step 2In heavy, small saucepan, heat chocolate chips with oil over low heat until chocolate melts and becomes smooth, stirring occasionally. Place each topping on separate sheet of waxed paper.
3. Step 3Holding 1 banana pop over saucepan, spoon some chocolate mixture over pop to coat, allowing chocolate to drip back into pan. Roll chocolate-coated banana in choice of topping. Return pop to cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining bananas, chocolate, and toppings. Freeze at least 1 hour.
4. Step 4To serve, remove pops from freezer and let stand at room temperature 5 minutes to soften slightly. If not serving pops the same day, place frozen pops in freezer-weight self-sealing plastic bag and freeze up to 1 week.