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A wooden board placed on top of a piece of marble. Displayed on the board are frozen bananas and assorted gluten-free and vegan toppings to make frozen vegan banana pops including gluten-free sprinkles, gluten-free pretzels and crushed nuts.

Frozen Vegan Banana Pops Board

Kate Kasbee
This Frozen Banana Pops Board takes the humble banana and turns it into a wonderfully creamy, dairy-free treat on a stick.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Freezing Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Servings 8

Ingredients
 

  • 4 bananas
  • 1¼ cups (220g) gluten-free vegan chocolate pieces
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) refined coconut oil, melted
  • ½ cup (120g) gluten-free peanut butter
  • ¼ cup (35g) pistachios, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup (35g) almonds, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup (35g) gluten-free vegan sprinkles
  • ¼ cup (5g) freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
  • ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ cup (20g) gluten-free potato chips, crushed
  • ½ cup (70g) gluten-free pretzels, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) flaky sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel the bananas and slice them in half crosswise. Stick a popsicle stick through the thicker end of each banana and push it halfway through. Arrange the bananas in a single layer on the baking sheet and freeze for at least 2 hours.
  • Meanwhile, make the chocolate coating. Pour the chocolate pieces and coconut oil into a glass bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals until melted. Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate chunks using a double boiler. Pour the chocolate coating into a small bowl and set aside.
  • Set a square of parchment paper on the board. Put the peanut butter, pistachios, almonds, vegan sprinkles, freeze-dried strawberries, shredded coconut, crushed potato chips and crushed pretzels in bowls of similar size. Pour the flaky sea salt into a mini bowl. Set all of the toppings around the perimeter of the board.
  • Place the bowl of chocolate sauce in the middle and set the frozen banana pops on either side.
  • Have your guests combine their chosen toppings in a small bowl before selecting their banana pop; each banana pop holds about 2 tablespoons (16g) of toppings.
  • The chocolate coating will harden very quickly when it comes into contact with the frozen banana. Allow everyone to dip their bananas in the chocolate coating and quickly sprinkle with their selected toppings.

Notes

Use a 28 x 40cm rectangular board to serve this recipe.
It takes about 2 hours for the banana halves to freeze completely. A few minutes of thawing at room temperature yields a perfect ice cream bar consistency.
The chocolate coating hardens quickly after making contact with the frozen banana, so advise your guests to select their toppings before dipping.
Picture of the cover of the cookbook Vegan Boards.
Image and text from Vegan Boards by Kate Kasbee. Harvard Common Press RRP $24.99.
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