Chocolate Dipped Bananas

My boyfriend works as a valet at the DFW airport. They changed the dress code this summer to NO SHORTS and my poor honey has to stand outside in this 100+ degree weather in a heavy black polo and black pants! So I made him a sweet frozen treat to help him cool off after a long day at work.




Chocolate Covered Bananas
8 popsicle sticks
4 bananas, halved crosswise
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp sugar
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate
finely chopped pecans, if desired

Insert the popsicle sticks into the thick end of the banana. Place on wax paper and freeze for at least 2 hours.

In a small saucepan, heat the cream and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside. In a double broiler, heat chocolate until melted. Add the heavy cream mixture and stir until smooth.

Remove the bananas from the freezer and roll in the chocolate, covering them completely and place back on the wax paper. Sprinkle with nuts, if desired. Place back into the freezer until ready to eat.

We had a lot of chocolate left over, so I dipped some strawberries in them, too, and just placed those in the fridge until the chocolate set.