CHOCOLATE BANANA POPSICLES

These banana pops are my go to snack in the summer! They are so cooling and refreshing and really hit the spot when I'm craving something sweet, they're also very simple to make. You can add any toppings you want; crushed nuts, seeds, cacao nibs and nut butters go particularly well.

I use raw cacao powder a lot in all of my recipes. Firstly, because I love chocolate and secondly, it is packed with nutritional benefits. 

Cacao is extremely high in antioxidants, full of magnesium and has more calcium than cows milk! It is often referred to as a 'superfood' and despite all the goodness it brings to our bodies, it tastes so good! 

I hope you enjoy these little delights as much as me! 

Ingredients:

2 bananas 
4 lolly sicks 
1 tbsp. cacao powder 
2 tbsp. coconut oil - melted
1 tbsp. pure maple syrup or any other natural sweetener  
2 tbsp. desiccated coconut

Method:

Peel and cut both bananas in half and place the lolly sticks in the bottom of each half.

Pop the bananas in the freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes.

For the chocolate sauce; mix the coconut oil, cacao powder and maple syrup in a bowl and stir well.

Remove frozen bananas from the freezer and dunk the ends into the chocolate mix and then quickly dunk into the desiccated coconut (the chocolate will freeze very quickly, so be quick when adding the toppings).

Enjoy straight away or store in the freezer.