Perfect for Halloween, these Shaggy Banana Monsters are a great treat for kids of all ages. Chocolate covered bananas rolled in toasted coconut!
Several years ago, Chiquita held a contest with the challenge of creating a unique recipe using bananas, chocolate chips, and cream cheese all with a Halloween theme. Even though the contest was over and the winners selected long ago, I’ve kept this post on the blog just in case some of you need a cute idea for Halloween treats!
These Shaggy Banana Monsters, I think, perfectly fit the requirements of the original contest. What kid (no matter their age) wouldn’t like a banana dipped in chocolate, rolled in toasted coconut and dipped in a sweet cream cheese dip? I know this kid loves it ;-)
Perfect for Halloween, these Shaggy Banana Monsters are a great treat for kids of all ages. Chocolate covered bananas rolled in toasted coconut! Click To TweetHow to Make Shaggy Banana Monsters
Of course, I used gorgeous Chiquita bananas for this recipe!
Begin by toasting the coconut. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the coconut as thinly as possible on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 7-8 minutes. Stir the coconut several times during the baking and watch carefully to prevent burning. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Peel each banana and cut in half crosswise. Insert a lollipop stick into the end of each banana half.
In a small microwaveable bowl, combine the milk chocolate chips and canola oil. Microwave for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir. Return to the microwave and continue microwaving in 30-second intervals stirring after each until the chocolate chips are almost completely melted.
Stir until smooth and all chips are melted.
Dip each banana into the melted chocolate.
Roll in toasted coconut. Make “eyes” for the shaggy monster with extra chocolate chips if desired.
Place prepared bananas on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
For the dip – combine the cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
Beat at medium speed until thoroughly combined. Serve alongside to dip the shaggy banana monsters into.
Enjoy!
More Halloween Treats on Never Enough Thyme:
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- Chocolate Sprinkle Halloween Cookies from Cookies and Cups
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Shaggy Banana Monsters
A Halloween treat featuring Chiquita bananas!
Ingredients
- 7 oz. shredded, sweetened coconut
- 5 Chiquita bananas
- 10 8” lollipop sticks
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips (or white chocolate, or butterscotch)
- 1 tblsp. canola oil
For the dip:
- 4 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- 4 oz. sour cream
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Begin by toasting the coconut. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the coconut as thinly as possible on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 7-8 minutes. Stir the coconut several times during the baking and watch carefully to prevent burning. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Peel each banana and cut in half crosswise. Insert a lollipop stick into the end of each banana half.
- In a small microwaveable bowl, combine the milk chocolate chips and canola oil. Microwave for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir. Return to the microwave and continue microwaving in 30 second intervals stirring after each until the chocolate chips are almost completely melted. Stir until smooth and all chips are melted.
- Dip each banana into the melted chocolate and roll in toasted coconut. Make “eyes” for the shaggy monster with extra chocolate chips if desired.
- Place prepared bananas on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- For the dip - combine the cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed until thoroughly combined. Serve alongside to dip the shaggy banana monsters into.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1 monsterAmount Per Serving: Calories: 362Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 113mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 4gSugar: 36gProtein: 4g
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Lana Stuart is the author, photographer, cook, and occasional traveler at Never Enough Thyme. A former IT professional, she enjoys time in the kitchen and the art studio.
Kathleen @ Hint of Joe's says
Super Cute! What a fun idea.
Nutmeg Nanny says
That toasted coconut on the outside totally sold these for me! I want!
Kim Beaulieu says
Cutest monsters ever. I love this so much. It’s holiday-esque without being over the top. Love it.
Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says
I was trying to imagine what the heck these could be then I saw them – such a fitting name…toasted coconut overtop chocolate…yes please!!!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
These are sooo cute!
Melanie says
What a fun idea. This is something my kids can even do on their own. Love that.
Lana Stuart says
Smaller kids might need a little help melting the chocolate and toasting the coconut, but I know they’d love the dipping and decorating!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
Oh I’m so going to enter the contest – how fun!! These are adorable.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
Too Too Too cute. When I go to some kind of Fair/ Carnival, I always start looking for the chocolate covered bananas. These are waaaaaaay better.
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
These are so cute! If you ask me, you can never go wrong with toasted coconut – yum!
Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox says
What a great idea! So creative and easy…perfect for nut free school snacks.
Lana Stuart says
I hadn’t thought of that, Kellie, but yes these are great nut-free snacks!
Rose | The Clean Dish says
These are adorable!! How creative! I love bananas and this looks like a quick Halloween treat – I’ll be making these tomorrow!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
These are so cute! And perfect for Halloween!
Sues says
Such a delicious snack! I’m obviously not a kid, but I’d be all over these!
Karishma says
This looks like the perfect midnight snack!!
[email protected] Mom says
Oh my goodness how cute!
Miss P says
You could try using melted peanut butter chips as the coating. That peanut butter and banana combination is one of my favorites. I still want some of these, chocolate, peanut butter or both! I also think that these are hilarious.
Miss P
Lana Stuart says
I actually did some in milk chocolate, some white chocolate, and some with butterscotch chips. They were all delicious!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
These are so cute! I love that they’re relatively healthy, too (in comparison to other Halloween stuff). :)
Priscilla @ She's Cookin' says
Very cute! You had me at coconut and chocolate :))
Paula - bell'alimento says
This is super cute!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
These look so good!
The Food Hunter says
hilarious