When all the banana pieces have been covered with melted chocolate, freeze the bananas to set the chocolate shell. Banana boats– as seen in my picture, cut the banana into rectangle shapes – keep leftovers in the freezer to add in a banana smoothie recipe later on. Then, top each banana bite and top with the spread and crushed peanut, and freeze them. This gives the banana flesh some time to soften and provides a melt-in-your-mouth ice cream-like texture. Can you think of anything better?” the blurb asks. “Peanut butter mixed with two of the nation’s favourite confectionery brands.”

How would you like to join The Secret Elves Club, a community of more than 100,000 Elves who get excited about Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Bonfire Night and everything in between? Finally, sprinkle peanuts and if you are making a banana sandwich, top up with another banana slice on top. Freezing You're not likely going to need to need anything that you don't already have in your kitchen, but just in case, I have some links for my favorite kitchen tools to use.You can also make this step the day before and keep the banana in the fridge overnight. Chocolate Shell The taste test turned out to be more of a mixed bag than I was expecting - whatever Aldi's product-duping method, it clearly isn't consistent across the board.

This is an important step in this recipe because if you dipped the banana into the melted chocolate straight away, it would get very messy! Add the caramel syrup, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla extract to the cream cheese. Whisk until well combined. But, frankly, if you're looking to save money now that there are places other than supermarkets open to spend it again, you could do worse than to become an Aldi convert for your chocolate-buying. Then, place the dipped banana onto the lined baking sheet and repeat for the remaining banana bites. Freezing Again These frozen banana bites can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months in a sealed airtight container.

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Not just for apples : Apples are our preferred mode of transporting the dip from the bowl to our mouths, but they are not the only way. You can use It makes a great party dessert where people are chatting over a table when you don’t want to make anything too serious.