Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites

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These banana bites are the perfect little treat for hot summer days.  The bananas take on an almost ice-creamy texture, and of course everyone knows that chocolate, peanut butter, and banana are an awesome combination.  They're also a great way to use up bananas which have been neglected for a tad too long.

You can really make these in any quantity.  I'm listing the ingredients as I used them, but of course change the amounts to fit whatever you have on hand.  Also, I chose to drizzle chocolate on top instead of dipping them in chocolate- I think it allows the subtle banana flavor to come through a bit more- but you could also freeze these after topping them with peanut butter, and then dip them in chocolate.

I added powdered sugar to my peanut butter to add some sweetness and make the peanut butter easier to work with.  However if you're one of those rare breeds of people who tries to cut down on sugar, feel free to use just peanut butter on top of the bananas.

Start with some naked banana chunks.

Give those bananas some peanut butter hats!

It doesn't have to be pretty.  Messy chocolate still tastes good.  In fact, I think it tastes better.
Clean chocolate eaters don't know what they're missing.  

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
1/4 cup plus 1 Tbs peanut butter
1 1/2 Tbs powdered sugar

1 cup chocolate chips

"Bonjour.  Do you like my beret?"

Directions:

1. Cut the bananas into bite-sized chunks.  Don't use the very ends- you want both sides to be flat.  I recommend eating the banana-chunk-rejects.  Place the bananas on a wax paper-lined baking sheet.
2. Mix 1/4 cup peanut butter with the powdered sugar.  It should form a kind of soft dough.
3. Make the dough into little disks and place them on top of the bananas.  Like little banana berets.
4. Melt the chocolate with the remaining 1 Tbs peanut butter.  I use the microwave method, but do whatever makes you happy.
5. Drizzle or dip the bananas with the chocolate mixture.
6. Place in the freezer on the tray until frozen, then you can transfer them to a tupperware to store them.

Easy and delicious.  Two of my favorite qualities in food.