GLAD FRESH FOOD CHALLENGE: MONKEY TAILS
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Have you ever sworn at your bananas? I have!
I always feel I need to have bananas in my house, not sure why but I just feel happier if there are some at hand. So I have bananas and I get the urge for banana bread but you look at the bowl and they are not ripe enough for banana bread- curse you bananas!
You just fancy a banana to eat and you glance at the bowl and they are black and squishy- damn you bananas! Always teasing me with your over ripe, under ripe antics!!
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Anyway, as well as having bananas in the fruit bowl I always have some peeled and frozen for great smoothies but one more great way to use up those pesky black skinned bananas is to make them into monkey tails!
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A monkey tail is a frozen banana covered in chocolate and then decorated with anything you fancy- a healthy treat for your kids (and you grown ups, they are delicious!). Super easy and great for making with your kids.
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I used to make these with my Mum when I was little and would put all kinds of toppings on them- shredded coconut hair, polo mint eyes and smartie bow ties! I remember we used that green florists oasis to stick the banana sticks in so they stood up in the freezer giving you a smooth chocolate coating all around the banana. I don't do that now but simply use a silicone baking pan and lie them flat till they freeze, then pop them into a freezer bag.
TOP TIP: If you freeze the bananas for a little while the melted chocolate sticks to the banana way easier and sets it quicker. Just work fast with the toppings before it hardens too much!
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Tomorrow we are talking bacon butties (that is a sandwich to you non British folk!).
1 comments
I'll definitely have to have a go at these for Michael. Fab idea xx
ReplyDeleteTell me what you're thinking, I promise I don't bite!