Banana Split Ice Cream Popsicles

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But first lets talk ice cream.  I am so excited to share this recipe for Banana Split Ice Cream Pops.  It is all my favorite things about a banana split transformed into a fantastic ice cream pop,
complete with a cherry inside!  Fresh bananas, strawberries and vanilla ice cream come together to create the base for this chocolate and peanut covered ice pop wonderland.

Coated in homemade magic shell it has a perfectly crisp chocolate and peanut coating to make this my new favorite ice cream pop.  I am sure you are going to love it too!

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Banana Split Ice Cream Popsicles
serves approximately 12-14 popsicles

3 bananas (2 ripe and one fresh)
2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
14 medium strawberries, washed and chopped
14 maraschino cherries (1 per popsicle)
1 recipe homemade magic shell
1 cup salted roasted peanuts, chopped

Chop fresh banana.  Set aside.

In a large bowl smash 2 ripe bananas with a fork.  Add chopped banana and ice cream.  Stir to combine. Add strawberries, fold into mixture.

Add 1 cherry to the bottom of each popsicle mold.  Pour ice cream mixture into molds.  Cover and place sticks into the mold.  Freeze for 12 hours.

Spread chopped peanuts across a shallow plate.  Dip popsicles into homemade magic shell (in a tall, thin glass or canning jar) and then immediately place on peanuts.  Flip and place on a cookie sheet and freeze or serve immediately.

Cooks Note:  I store these in sandwich bags until ready to eat to keep them fresh in the freezer.

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Disclosure:  We are working in partnership with John Boos to review and give away a cutting board. We were not compensated for this post.  We did receive a cutting board to review.  All thoughts/opinions are of course our own. 

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