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Chocolate Dipped Frozen Bananas

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I feel like every blog should have a safeword.

We need a word that says, ‘Um… why are you posting way less on your blog these days. Are you pregnant?’  No.

We need a word that says ‘I know you’re phoning it in with that compilation of past posts post’.  It’s cool.

We need a word that says ‘Cool, you’re engaged!  I’m going to unfollow you on Pinterest immediately’.  It’s nothing personal.  It’s a wedding thing.

We need a word that says ‘Did you really just post a recipe for ICE!?’.  I’m sorry.

I was going to have our safeword here be ‘Lasagna Grilled Cheese‘… but we can’t use that anymore because that’s a thing now.  Our safeword definitely can’t be ‘Chocolate Dripped Bananas’ because that’s obviously a thing.  Maybe our safeword should be ‘gorilla pants’… until I get a pair.  I’ll let you know when that happens.  Until then, ‘gorilla pants’ is our safeword.

I’m really glad we had this talk.

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Let’s talk about toppings.

I’m trying to keep it classy.  It took everything in me not to throw colored sprinkles in the mix.  Classing it up!

Salted pistachios are shelled and coarsely chopped.  Chili-rubbed almonds are (snacked on) and coarsely chopped.  Cocoa nibs are appreciated for their dark and bitter crunch.  We’re ready to sprinkle!

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Melted chocolate is mandatory… otherwise we just have bananas on sticks, and what fun is that?

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Dip and sprinkle.  Dip and sprinkle.

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I love when messy things are also pretty.  I think this only happens when chocolate and pistachios are involved.  My kitchen is messy… and not so pretty at all.

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These summer treats are exactly as advertised:  chocolate and chilled, sprinkled bananas.  Frozen bananas are super satisfying… like nature’s popsicles.  Covered in chocolate and salty nuts,  I mean….

You know the deal.

Chocolate Dipped Frozen Bananas

Print this Recipe!

12 ounces dark chocolate, melted over a double boiler with 1 tablespoon coconut oil

3 large bananas, cut into thirds

popsicle sticks

chopped salted pistachios

chopped spiced or smoked almonds

cocoa nibs

Melt chocolate over a double boiler (or in the microwave, if you prefer) with coconut oil.  Stir until smooth, glossy, and entirely melted.

Insert a popsicle stick into one end of each banana piece.  Dip each banana into the warm melted chocolate.  Shake off excess chocolate as best you can.  Place dipped bananas on a parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle generously with chopped pistachios, chopped almonds, or cocoa nibs.  Place in the freezer to harden and set.

When frozen through wrap individually or enjoy immediately.  

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  5. JellyD

    Just made some with pistachios. Amazing. I’m afraid I’m going to have to eat every one of them. I mean, I’ll spread them out over a few days, but they’re pretty much as good as gone. Unless I get company. Then I will close the blinds and lock the door and gorge myself on them all at once so nobody else gets any.

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  8. Chelsea

    You are the best food blogger around, Joy. I just had to say it. I don’t read food blogs because I’m not That Kind of Girl, but yours draws me time and time again because of your awesome voice. You’re a legend.

    That is all.

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  19. Jackie

    this reminds me of how my sister freezes bananas, then smothers them with nutella and sprinkles. SO GOOD. i need to try it like this too

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  22. Miss Kim @ behgopa

    These look so good!! I love how you photographed the goodies right in front of the window. It looks so sunny summer day-ish! It’s like one of those relaxing, chillaxin’, nothing to do, lay around, read a good book, and indulge in something delicious kind of days. My kind of day!!

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  23. Chris

    my kids grew up on frozen bananas. no chocolate? just dip them in orange juice and freeze. keeps them from turning dark. then give them one along with a little disposable cup of peanut butter and send them out to the porch for the afternoon snack! no clean-up…if you remember to ask the oldest one to collect the cups!! thanks for the memories!!

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  33. Jeanie

    My son and I made these yesterday and they were awesome! We loved the pistachios and also used peanuts, almonds, and walnuts. The cocoa nibs were a hit and we sprinkled on some dried coconut (the unsweetened kind)- delicious! Ours were almost as pretty as yours- except the kid dipped ones had chocolate all over the stick. Thanks!

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  34. dani

    sometimes it is the simple things in life that bring the most joy…. and I def. see lots of joy in these little treats :)

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  39. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious

    I get what you’re saying about safe words. It’s kinda like this…I just returned from a cruise and in order to get my monkeys released from the kids clubs I had to come up with a “safe word” Just so nobody would steal my kids in the middle of the Alaskan Inside Passage or worse still, sign them out by mistake thinking they had their own children! Anyway I chose the word “pasta” and every counselor cracked up at this choice of secret word, I thought it was a really good choice…pshht to everyone else.

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  40. Jayne

    For a moment there, I thought you were announcing about your engagement or something. I was so confused! But then the chocolate dipped bananas brought me back on track. Bananananas.

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  42. Jo

    I gotta find me a way to make pops with NO wooden sticks. Teeth-scraping wood is hair raising. Love the chili-almond idea!

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  43. Rosemarie Graham

    These look yummy Joy. I especially like doing these in slices. Freezing them in a ziplock and having them when you want alittle somethin, somethin special!!!!!

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  46. Nollaig B

    Wow, these bananas look amazing. Your photos are just stunning. I read through your blogging tips too and they are so helpful. I look forward to checking out your blog again soon!

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  49. Andj

    Frozen bananas are such a great summer treat. I’ve always been super boring and just done plain chocolate or chopped almonds if I’m feeling dangerous but your toppings are way better! The comments people have been writing on the cutting into thirds is SO TRUE. hilarious

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  50. Caroline

    Those are some fancy frozen bananas! The texture of damp popsicle sticks on my teeth skeeves me out, but I would be so down to try a sliced banana version of this!

    Loved your text at the top – Some days I wonder if it’s going to take reaching my upper 50s for people to stop asking if I’m pregnant every time I say no thanks to a gin and tonic [or 5] or show up some place with less than a full grin plastered to my face ;)

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  52. Melissa @ Treats With a Twist

    Ok I thought you were engaged…then I read comments to make sure I wasn’t that person going: “Ohmagahhhhhhhh!!!!”
    So, since I’m totally not that person now…
    These bananas… yup, totally what I had in mind this weekend. It’s totally ok with the “phoning it in” posts bc I think they’re fab anyhow. Just keep up your hard, beautiful work…
    and send me that damn second cookbook the second you have it bc I WANT it!!! :)
    Love!!!

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  53. Living The Sweet Life

    Now that we’ve had this conversation : GORILLA PANTS … In fact, I’m gorilla pants-ing all around town. I can’t wait until I can call my self a blogger again. Until then, I’m a 40 hr a week working – wedding planning-no time to sleep – food loving lady.

    p.s YUMMM regarding the bananas!!

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  55. Debbie

    They do sell pantyhose that make you look like you need to shave your legs. I heard about them on Wait, Wait, Don;t Tell Me. Would those qualify as Gorilla Pants?

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  56. Abbie @ Needs Salt

    I love chocolate dipped frozen bananas! They really are like nature’s popsicles. These photos are brilliant.
    And I love the idea of cacao nibs sprinkled on them… <3 but it's hard to resist rainbow sprinkles, still. ;)

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  59. Lex

    These look delish! But Joy, frozen bananas and no Arrested Development reference? I know you said you’re keeping it classy, but the Banana Stand is the definition of class! ;)
    Ok, I guess you don’t have to be as obsessed as I am about AD.
    Good work. Carry on.

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  62. Laura

    Frozen bananas always make me think of Arrested Development, but these look like a much classier – and more delicious – version!

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  63. The Narrowboat Baker

    Hi Joy. Thought I’d finally break my silence and leave a comment. Absolutely love reading your entries – definately one of my favourite blogs and I love your photography. Keep posting!
    Lewis

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  65. Nicola

    Perfect!! 3 big bananas currently staring at me from the fruit bowl (I’m a satsuma girl) No pistachios in the house so I guess I’ll have to settle for crystallized ginger *sigh*

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  72. Kezia

    I’ve seen some weird shaped frozen bananas (crotch-regiony, as mentioned above) but these look beautiful. I don’t think I could keep it as classy as you though – I’d be covering them in sprinkles before I could stop myself.

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  74. Averie @ Averie Cooks

    LOVE these! And it would have been more than okay if you had thrown a boatload of sprinkles in because I don’t think they necessarily un-class things too much. Rationalizing here b/c I throw plenty of them in things!

    The first vertical picture, with the cream drapes and tabletop shot – I love that. The light is gorgeous. And it’s just so pretty! If that was my photography corner, I could stand there all day! What a great space!

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  77. lyndsay

    bananarama! love these choco dipped bananas… and especially the crunchy yummy adult toppings… and, for some reason, the bananas being cut into thirds is so cute and way less, um, crotch-regiony.

    i have popsicle sticks so i am thinking i will be making these guys very soon!!!

    gorgeous photos as always too joy! ^__^

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