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Crunchy-Coated Banana Snacks




Source of Recipe


Jan Carlton


List of Ingredients




# 1 (6-ounce) package semi-sweet or milk chocolate pieces/chips or sweetened white chocolate chips/pieces or toffee crunch chocolate or reduced-fat chocolate pieces/chips (optional)
# 1 tablespoon corn or canola or safflower oil (optional)
# Commercial or favorite recipe caramel or butterscotch sauce as desired (optional)
# Crunch or creamy-style peanut butter or reduced-fat peanut butter as desired (optional)
# Coarsely crushed granola or crisp rice or other desired crunchy crisp cereal or granola bars or coarsely crushed nuts of choice as needed
# 4 firm ripe small to medium bananas
# Wooden picks or 6-inch flat wooden sticks as needed

Recipe



Have desired toppings ready to spread or coat bananas. Spread desired coarsely crushed cereal or granola bar in one thick layer on a sheet of wax paper. If using chocolate, melt chocolate pieces with oil in the top of a double boiler over very hot (not simmering or boiling) water. Or, melt chocolate with oil in a glass bowl, loosely covered with plastic wrap, in the microwave oven at 50 % power for 1 minute or until chocolate is melted and smooth in texture; add additional microwave time, if needed, in 5 second increments, so as not to over-microwave and cause chocolate to burn or be grainy.

Peel bananas; leave whole or cut each into four equal-size pieces. Insert small wooden picks into the end of each banana piece or a flat wooden stick into one end of each whole banana. Holding the banana piece or whole banana by the pick or stick, liberally coat each banana piece or whole banana with desired coating (melted chocolate, caramel or butterscotch sauce or peanut butter) as desired. Roll coated banana pieces or whole bananas in crunchy cereal or granola bar or nuts of choice. Arrange crunch-coated banana pieces or whole bananas on a large sheet of wax paper for several minutes to allow bananas to become firm or coating to set.

Note: May store in the refrigerator for a few days or freezer for 3 to 4 weeks in airtight plastic freezer bags. For school lunches, send to school frozen; bananas will thaw out but coating will still remain firm until lunchtime.