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Frozen Banana Pops with Mexican Chocolate

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 8
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Frozen bananas dipped in chocolate delight both children and adults. It’s also an easy treat to prepare for a hot summer’s day. Mexican chocolate, used for dipping the bananas, contains cinnamon, sugar and ground almonds. This light toque of cinnamon combines with the bananas to create a flavor that hooks anyone who tries this dessert.
by Leslie Limon
Updated Sep 15, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 4 bananas
  • 1 bar Mexican chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 4 tablespoons crema mexicana or heavy cream

Toppings:

  • Peanuts or walnuts, finely chopped
  • Colored or chocolate-flavored sprinkles
  • Shaved coconut

Directions

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    1
    First peel and cut the bananas in half at the middle of each one to form 8 small ‘pops.’ Then insert one popsicle stick into the base of each banana half. Separately, line a tray or dish with wax paper and place the pops on top. Freeze for 30 minutes.
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    2
    Meanwhile prepare the banana toppings; place the chopped nuts, flavored sprinkles and or shaved coconut in separate dishes, ready for dipping. Then in a medium-sized bowl, combine the chopped Mexican chocolate, chocolate chips and cream. Place the bowl over over a bain marie or water bath on low heat until the ingredients are completely melted. Remove from heat and mix well.
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    3
    Next, remove the bananas from the freezer and coat each one completely in melted chocolate.
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    4
    Then dip in your favorite toppings before returning each pop to the wax paper. Freeze for at least two hours before serving. ¡Disfrute!

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    You can use other toppings of your choosing.

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More About This Recipe

  • Frozen bananas dipped in chocolate delight both children and adults. It’s also an easy treat to prepare for a hot summer’s day. Mexican chocolate, used for dipping the bananas, contains cinnamon, sugar and ground almonds. This light toque of cinnamon combines with the bananas to create a flavor that hooks anyone who tries this dessert.
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