Chocolate Covered Banana Pops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 ripe, large bananas
9 wooden ice cream sticks or skewers
2 c. (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 Tbsp. shortening
1-1/2 c. coarsely chopped unsalted roasted peanuts

Preparation

Peel bananas; cut each into thirds.
Insert wooden sticks; place on wax paper covered tray.
Cover and freeze until firm. Melt chocolate chips in double boiler with shortening.
Remove bananas from freezer just before dipping; dip each piece in chocolate.
Be sure to cover completely allowing excess to drip off.
Immediately roll in chopped peanuts.
Put them back on wax paper and cover; return to freezer.
Serve frozen.
Makes nine pops.