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By Cinnamon Wyncoll
CPBB Pops
W
hen I was a kid my Nana used to make us frozen
bananas dipped in milk cooking chocolate during
the summer. Our local swimming pool used to sell them
too. This is my fancy-shmancy (slightly healthier) take on
those treats from days of yore:
CPBB Pops. Choc-coated Peanut Bu• er Banana Pops.
Frozen, creamy, sweet, nu• y, salty heaven on a s• ck. Yum.
These take a li• le bit of • me but are super simple and
worth the wait. When ever I see over ripe bananas out
cheap, I grab a couple of kilos for baking and freezing. You
should too! These are yummy a• er school or on a sunny
weekend arvo. Don’t have pop s• cks? Don’t worry! Use
bamboo skewers or Tupperware icypole holders or chop
the bananas into bite size bits and use toothpicks.
Ingredients for 4 Pops
2 ripe bananas
4 tbsp Peanut Bu• er
I used Mayver’s. It has nothing except peanuts and a wee
bit of salt in it. It is very easy to make your own PB. Grab
300-400g roasted salted peanuts and blitz un• l pasty.
Some• mes adding a bit of extra
peanut oil helps.
Easy DIY Chocolate
•
4tbsp Coconut oil, so• not
liquid
•
2tbsp Cocoa
•
1tbsp Maple Syrup
(A liquid sweetener is a must for
this. I know honey works but I
haven’t tried any others)
Method
Peel your bananas and cut them
in half. Insert a pop s• ck in the
cut end by a good 5cms. Place the
bananas in the freezer overnight.
I put them in a large Tupperware
container so they are fl at and
not touching anything else but a
small baking tray covered with a
sheet of baking paper or even a plate would do at a stretch.
The next day take your bananas out and, working as quickly
as possible, smooth approximately 1tbsp/half banana of
peanut bu• er all over your pops. Place them back in the
freezer for at least 4 hours, the longer the be• er basically.
Making your Easy DIY Chocolate:
Measure all 3 ingredients into a small glass bowl or mixing
jug. Using a metal spoon smooth them all together. Once
they are mostly combined zap in the microwave for 20sec
and then give a thorough s• r through. Doing it this way
helps the cocoa and maple syrup to stay suspended in and
then properly combined with the coconut oil.
Choc-coa! ng the Pops:
Holding one at a • me over the bowl of choc, dip the
banana into the bowl and spin it around a bit using a spoon
to scoop up some choc and coat the bits that aren’t ge#
ng
dipped. They will set quite quickly if the pops have been
le• to freeze for a decent amount of • me. Once you’ve
coated them all, then go back and give them all a second
dip. Totally worth it.
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Nannup Telegraph March 2019
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