Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas

Chocolate Covered Bananas are just about the easiest dessert you’ll ever make! Creamy banana dipped in sweet, luscious chocolate and coated with your favorite toppings… what’s not to love?? Learn how to make frozen chocolate covered bananas with just 3 simple ingredients. It’s the perfect after-school treat!

Chocolate Covered Bananas

Toddlers and sprinkles seem to go hand-in-hand. I mean, any food must taste a million times better when it’s covered in a rainbow!!

Once I discovered chocolate covered frozen bananas, I knew I could make Munchkin’s sprinkle dreams come true.

In fact, they made an appearance at her Elmo Birthday Party — and they were a huge hit!

I ended up cutting them into smaller bites because when you have an entire food TENT, guests will want to try a little bit of everything.

The secret to success is my homemade Magic Shell. The coating is crispy but not too thick, and so much easier to bite into than straight melted chocolate.

Once they’re dipped, you can coat chocolate covered bananas in just about anything you’d like! Munchkin always helps me, and we have such a blast together.

Try ice cream bread or my eggless funfetti cookie dough dip next for even more sprinkle fun!!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

• Bananas – Be very careful when choosing fruit for this chocolate covered frozen bananas recipe. Look for completely yellow peels (absolutely no green) with at most a few brown freckles.
  
  It’s important that the bananas are firm so they don’t fall apart when adding the popsicle stick, but you also want them to be fully ripe so they are sweet.
  
• Milk Chocolate Chips – Yes, bananas are sweet, but they tend to become less sweet when frozen. So you want to give them a little extra help!
  
  We’ve had great success with milk and white chocolate chips, though semi-sweet should work in a pinch. Dark chocolate is often too bitter for littles, so only use it if you know they’ll like it.
  
• Coconut Oil – Keeps the melted chocolate smooth and silky and helps it to harden faster. Use refined coconut oil for a neutral taste or unrefined for added coconut flavor.
  
  It’s fine if the oil is in its solid state — it will melt along with the chocolate chips!
  
• Sprinkles – Jimmies (the long skinny kind) are easiest to bite into when frozen without hurting your teeth, though nonpareils (the tiny round ones) are a close second.
  
  There are also tons of options throughout the year for flat designs, usually for different holidays — see what fun shapes you can find!

How to Make Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas

• Prep the bananas.

Remove the peels and any stringy bits, then place all of the bananas on a cutting board. Slice them in half to make two evenly-sized segments — meaning banana halves, not long, skinny pieces.

Carefully push a popsicle stick through the cut side about halfway into the banana.

Try not to poke through the sides! If you do, that’s okay. Just pull back on the stick a little and try again.

Lay each banana popsicle on a baking sheet and freeze for at least 15 minutes up to a few hours.

• Dip in melted chocolate.

While the fruit is in the freezer, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave.

Heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each, until the chips are almost melted. Then, give it all a really good stir until the mixture is silky and smooth.

Pour the melted chocolate into a tall mason jar. A drinking glass or vase would work too — anything that’s a bit taller than the bananas.

There does need to be some room at the top, or the chocolate will spill over the sides when dipping.

Then, lower the banana pops one at a time into the chocolate!

• Coat them in your favorite toppings.

Spread the toppings onto a large plate, platter, or wide bowl. This makes it so much easier to coat the chocolate covered bananas quickly and evenly.

I usually roll with one hand, holding onto the stick, while using the other hand to push the toppings over the fruit. You can also slowly twirl the stick while sprinkling the toppings over the top.

As soon as they’re coated, place them back on the baking sheet and freeze until set.

Prep Ahead

• Freeze bananas with popsicle sticks
• Add toppings to plates or bowls

What You’ll Need for This Recipe

• Baking Sheets – If you’re making a big batch of frozen chocolate covered bananas (and have room in your freezer!), try using full-size jelly roll pans.
• Microwave-Safe Bowl – Not only does it make melting chocolate easier, but you can use it to quickly steam vegetables too!
• Popsicle Sticks – Look for ones labeled “food-grade” or “food-safe” — they’re treated differently than the kind you use for crafts.
• Mason Jar – I absolutely love these and use them for storing, prepping, drinking glasses, and especially canning.

Topping Ideas

Sky’s the limit when it comes to toppings, and each can add a new texture or flavor to your chocolate covered frozen bananas!

• Chopped Nuts: Try peanuts, macadamia nuts, almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts
• Shredded Coconut: For a tropical flair! Use sweetened or unsweetened.
• Freeze-Dried Fruit: Crush dried raspberries or strawberries for a pop of color and tart flavor.
• Candy Bits: Chop up toffee, M&Ms, or candy canes.
• Mini Chocolate Chips: Double chocolate deliciousness!
• Crushed Cookies: Store-bought will be best. Try Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Sandies, Circus Animals…
• Breakfast Cereal: Crush up Fruity Pebbles, Trix, Cap’n Crunch, and more!
• Flakey Sea Salt: Adds an elegant touch and a salty contrast.
• Granola: I love my homemade recipe, but any will do! Chop any dried fruit into tiny pieces.

Storing Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas

Once everything is set, transfer your treats to an airtight container. Add a piece of parchment or wax paper between layers so nothing sticks together.

Keep frozen chocolate covered bananas towards the back of the freezer and enjoy within 3 months.

Chocolate Covered Bananas FAQ

Enjoy!

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Originally published August 2013, updated and republished April 2026

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