Frozen Chocolate-Covered Banana Bites

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas, sliced into rounds
• 8 oz dairy-free dark chocolate (sugar-free), chopped
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp chopped peanuts or shredded coconut for topping (optional)

Method

1. 1

   Slice bananas into rounds about 1/2-inch thick and freeze on a parchment-lined tray for at least 1 hour, until completely solid.

2. 2

   Melt the chocolate gently with the coconut oil in a double boiler or short microwave bursts, stirring until smooth — adding the coconut oil into the melted chocolate like this is what makes it set into a thin, crackly shell the instant it touches the frozen banana; chocolate melted without any added fat stays soft and never fully hardens against the cold surface.

3. 3

   Working quickly, dip each frozen banana round into the melted chocolate, letting the excess drip off.

4. 4

   Sprinkle with chopped peanuts or shredded coconut immediately, before the shell sets, if using.

5. 5

   Return to the tray and freeze at least 15 minutes until the chocolate shell is fully hardened (plus 1h15min freeze). Store in the freezer.