​FROZEN BANANA BITES

What you'll need . . .

• 2 large bananas
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
• Unsweetened coconut flakes

Method . . .


           Set out a large plate or bowl with a piece of parchment or wax paper on it.

1. Cut up the bananas into good-sized chunks. Each banana should give you around 5 to 6 pieces.
2. Heat the peanut butter and chocolate chips in the microwave on high for about a minute. Then stir until smooth.
3. Dip the banana pieces in the chocolate-peanut butter mixture. Lay them out leaving some space between them on the parchment/wax paper. Then when you've "covered" them all, use the remaining mixture to spoon over the tops (for even more chocolate-y goodness).
4. Then sprinkle the unsweetened coconut flakes on top. Transfer to the freezer for about an hour until hardened.
5. You can enjoy them like this (but they really aren't frozen yet -- and when they're frozen, the banana tastes like vanilla ice cream) . . . I suggest then covering with some plastic wrap (or really you can do all of this in some kind of Rubbermaid container) and let freeze overnight.

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