How to make chocolate covered bananas with cocoa powder

Chocolate covered bananas are a real treat! Frozen bananas are dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with a variety of toppings from nuts, to shredded coconut to dried fruit. They’re a naturally gluten-free, vegan and paleo friendly summertime dessert.

Chocolate Covered Bananas

I’m convinced that these chocolate covered bananas are the ultimate sweet, summer treat. In Southern California you can find them often in beach cities and you can certainly find them at Disneyland, where they’re quite famous.

But good news – they’re incredible easy to make at home. And making them at home allows you to customize them to your hearts’ content with *all* the toppings.

You can even make them ahead of time for a delicious, sweet dessert to help you cool down when the temperature starts blazing. Yep, I think this may be my favorite meal prep item yet.

How to Make Chocolate Covered Bananas

Want to see how easy it is to make these delicious bananas? Watch the quick tutorial video below!

The Best Toppings for Chocolate Dipped Bananas

Oh, the options are quite endless. But here are a few of my favorite toppings. Let me know in the comments below what your favorite toppings are.

• Chopped nuts (almonds, pistachios, peanuts, hazelnuts, pecans, etc)
• Seeds (sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, etc)
• Almond butter or peanut butter
• Dried fruit (I love dried raspberries and dried strawberries)
• Shredded coconut
• Cacao nibs

Tips for Chocolate Bananas

• Make sure your bananas are frozen. I know that sounds like a simple tip, but you really want your bananas good and frozen – at least 2 hours. Here’s some tips on how to freeze bananas.
• Use good quality chocolate. We’ve really only got two ingredients in this dessert – bananas and chocolate. So when it comes to chocolate, make sure you use the good stuff. I love Pascha Chocolate as it’s organic and 100% gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free and vegan.
• You can partially dip. You’re certainly welcome to dip the banana all the way to the popsicle stick, but I find it’s easier and less messy to dip 80% of the way. It’s also helpful to dip in a narrow glass jar (that’s heat safe) rather than a wide bowl as you can just dip straight down and up.
• Chop all your toppings ahead of time. Once you dip the frozen banana in the chocolate it’s like that old magic shell topping and it will harden quickly. Have your toppings pre-chopped or ready to go so the toppings will stick to the melted chocolate.
• Sprinkle, don’t roll. I’ve found it’s best to sprinkle the toppings on the dipped banana and quickly turn it, rather than roll it in the toppings which creates a bigger mess. You can see me do this on the video below.
• Freeze in separated layers. If you plan to freeze these after making them (rather than eat), you can place them in a storage container but make sure to have parchment paper or wax paper between layers. You don’t want them sticking together.

For more easy, vegan chocolate treats check out my Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Peppermint Truffles, Chocolate Chia Pudding and Chocolate Almond Butter Banana Bites.

Chocolate Covered Bananas

Chocolate covered bananas are frozen bananas dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with a variety of toppings including nuts, dried fruit and shredded coconut. Watch the video above to see how easy they are to make!

Chocolate Covered Bananas

• ▢ 3 bananas
• ▢ 1 cup chocolate chips

Optional Toppings

• ▢ Nuts
• ▢ Seeds
• ▢ Shredded Coconut
• ▢ Almond butter or peanut butter
• ▢ Dried fruit

• Peel the bananas, then slice in half and insert a popsicle stick into the cut end.

• Lay the bananas on a piece of parchment paper or wax paper and freeze for at least 2 hours.

• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in 20 second increments in the microwave.

• Dip the frozen banana into the melted chocolate and twirl to remove any excess. Sprinkle on any toppings while the chocolate is still wet, then place on a piece of parchment paper or wax paper and allow the chocolate to fully harden. Enjoy immediately.

• This recipe was included in my Summer Meal Prep video. Make sure to watch that video for more delicious summer recipes.

Calories: 219.4kcal, Carbohydrates: 26.1g, Protein: 2.5g, Fat: 10.1g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Sodium: 0.4mg, Fiber: 1.2g, Sugar: 19.4g

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