Choc-banana popsicles

A healthy summer dessert made from 5 simple ingredients! These Choc-banana pops are easily to make, kid-friendly and a delicious straight from the freezer.

Serves: 10

Time to make: 25 mins , plus overnight freezing

Hands-on time: 25 mins

Ingredients

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4 small to medium ripe bananas, peeled
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 ½ cups skim milk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
150g dark chocolate (see tip)

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Instructions

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In a food processor, place bananas, lemon juice, milk and vanilla and blitz until smooth. Pour mixture evenly into 10 x 1/3-cup (80ml) capacity ice block moulds. Freeze ice blocks overnight, or until firm.
In a heatproof bowl, melt chocolate in the microwave for about 1 minute on high (see tip). Be careful not to overheat it. Stir well until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
Remove the ice blocks from moulds. Dip tips into melted chocolate. Serve straight away or place on a tray lined with baking paper and refreeze.

Variations

Make it vegan: Use almond milk and check chocolate is vegan.

HFG tip

Use good-quality chocolate with 70 per cent or more cocoa.

You can also melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.

If the moulds you’re using don’t have a stick or handle, cover mould opening with tinfoil and poke stick through into pop mixture before freezing. The foil holds the stick in place.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 139 cal

Kilojoules 580 kJ

Protein 4 g

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 20 g

Sugar 14 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 20 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.