Initially I was going to make the sauce on the stove, but I wasn't really feeling the whole process of washing the pan, so I experimented with making it in the microwave and it worked perfectly!
Also, I... um... didn't have any Popsicle sticks. So one of my pops sported a knife (worked really well!) and one a straw (which proved to be too flimsy). Be creative. Or, if you're privileged enough to have a form of transportation, drive to the store and get Popsicle sticks!
5 minutes + freezing | 2 pops
2 T cocoa powder
3 T sugar
dash salt
3 T water
1 T creamy peanut butter
Combine cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and water in microwavable bowl. Microwave on High one minute. Stir in Peanut butter until melted. Set aside.
Meanwhile, Cut a large banana in half and make into a pop by sticking a Popsicle stick (or knife) in one side. Chop peanuts until small. Sprinkle on foil.
Use a spoon to cover banana with chocolate peanut butter mixture. Roll in peanuts or other toppings. One of mine had peanuts and the other had sprinkles!
Place on foil in a pan in the freezer until hard (a few hours). Enjoy!
Yeah heating chocolate in the microwave has worked pretty well for me in the past. I usually use a lower setting and add more time to the process though.
ReplyDeleteThese look great! Is it strange that I had banana pops in one of my dreams this past week?
Lower setting, more time works great too! I've always heated chocolate chips and such in the microwave, but I wasn't sure if the sugar would dissolve so it wasn't gritty. Just have to get it hot enough, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's pretty weird, haha. Sounds like a fantastic dream.