Thursday, May 23, 2013

Frozen Banana Bites-- 3/5 Stars of Frozen Goodness!

So, as you will learn, I am obsessed with coming up with recipes/cooking in general (especially if it's healthy!). This is the first recipe I will share with you! 

After doing some research, I came up with the basic idea how to do this. Put the banana in the freezer, dip in chocolate, put on toppings, and put back in the freezer. So I thought. As it turns out, I was actually supposed to unpeel the banana and cut it up before I put it in the freezer. That was just my mistake #1... So after taking the bananas out and they were pretty much blocks of ice, I thawed them in the microwave (mistake #2). After unpeeling them and cutting them, I stuck them back in the freezer to harden them back up a little (this was probably my only smart idea). Then, I microwaved a couple handfuls of semi-sweet chocolate chips, took the bananas out, and attempted to dip them in chocolate. However, something in my failed preparation made the bananas even more slimy and made the chocolate unable to stick. Despite my mother's laughter towards me, I was determined. I spooned chocolate on top of them and if it didn't stick I'd use my fingers to squish it on there. Before the chocolate dried, I stuck on toffee bits on some, coconut on others. While this may not of been my most brilliant cooking ever, it still tastes good, and it is still pretty healthy! I would even try the banana frozen without all the toppings because it was so sweet on its own!


So after this interesting experience... Note to self. Read the directions.



Frozen Banana Bites Recipe

-Banana
-Semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate almond bark
-Any toppings (coconut, toffee, nuts, etc.)

UNPEEL banana and cut into 1-1/2 inch slices. Freeze for 1-2 hours. Melt chocolate. Dip bananas in chocolate. Roll or sprinkle toppings on. Stick bananas back in freezer. When eating the bananas, let them thaw a little bit so you aren't bitting straight into a frozen banana!

2 comments:

  1. OMG that sounds so yummy!!!! I love bananas and chocolate and I've tried doing that before and I totally get that you had a hard time! It is like so hard! But the cocconut and the toffee stuff sounds great! i'm gonna have to try it!

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  2. Haha, yes, it is pretty tricky. Definitely try it and good luck! Let me know if you figure out anything that helps it stick better!

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