Chocolate Covered Bananas

Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas are a refreshing treat for a hot day. You don’t even need a (real) double boiler to make this fun dessert that is beloved by all ages.

These Chocolate Covered Bananas Will Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

I’m a sucker for cold desserts in the summer, and I’ll always have a warm place in my heart for Arrested Development. If you haven’t seen it, many of the jokes revolve around the family’s ownership of a frozen banana stand.

While I don’t own a banana stand lined with hundred dollar bills, I DO have a good recipe for homemade frozen chocolate covered bananas.

They look super fancy, but they’re actually super easy, which is kind of the best combination, don’t you agree?

Ingredients For Chocolate Dipped Bananas

• bananas – you’re looking for ripe but firm ones. So, the peel should be all yellow, but very minimal brown spots.
• semisweet chocolate chips – the perfect way to get melted chocolate to make the “shell.”
• toppings – see “Chocolate Covered Banana Toppings” below for ideas.
• peanut butter chips – this part is optional, but if you want to add a peanut butter drizzle to any of your bananas, peanut butter chips are the way to go!
• popsicle sticks – not an ingredient, but you’ll need ’em!

How to Make Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas

1. SKEWER. Cut each banana in half crosswise and insert popsicle stick into the end of each banana half.

2. FREEZE. Lay flat on parchment-lined baking pan and place in freezer uncovered for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.

3. MELT. Place each topping in its own shallow bowl or plate. Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium-low heat, stirring frequently.

4. DIP. Pour some of the melted chocolate into a tall glass or cup. One at a time, dip frozen bananas into chocolate, turning to coat and letting excess chocolate drip off.

5. SPRINKLE. Immediately dip bananas in toppings, lightly pressing to adhere if necessary. Refill glass with more melted chocolate as needed, and continue with remaining bananas.

6. PEANUT BUTTER. If desired, place the peanut butter chips into a small bowl and microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring between each heating, until fully melted and smooth. Pour into a small pastry bag or zip top sandwich bag, snipping a small hole in the end. Use the melted peanut butter chips to drizzle over some of the bananas.

7. FREEZE AGAIN. Place bananas back on parchment-lined baking pan, and re-freeze for at least 1 hour. After bananas are fully frozen, transfer to covered container and store in freezer for up to 3 days.

Chocolate Covered Banana Toppings

You can certainly enjoy these frozen chocolate bananas simply plain, but I think they’re more fun with toppings. Almost anything that you can dream up, you can use as a topping for chocolate covered bananas. Some ideas are:

• sprinkles – rainbow sprinkles or nonpareils or whatever else you have on hand.
• shredded coconut – I’m a sucker for coconut on these.
• chopped nuts – finely chopped cashews, walnuts, pecans and peanuts are great for these chocolate covered bananas.
• mini chocolate chips – chocolate on chocolate, what could go wrong?
• chopped pretzels – for a sweet and salty situation.
• flaky sea salt – which improves just about anything involving chocolate, always.

How to Store Chocolate Covered Bananas (Frozen)

Once the finished chocolate covered bananas are fully frozen, you’ll want to transfer them to a container with a lid, or even carefully place them in a freezer bag, to keep them fresh.

These chocolate dipped bananas are best eaten the same day that they’re made, but they last up to 3 days in the freezer. After that, they start to get a bit funky, to be honest. So eat them up in a few days!