Halloween BOO-nana Ghosts (2 versions)

The kids and I made these healthy and adorable treats last Halloween— and have been making them ever since! If you need a Halloween themed treat for a kids party, or just for the kid in you, these are delicious and easy! In our house they are affectionately referred to as BOO-nanas (by our 7-yr old) and Banana Ghosts (by our 5-yr old)…..and our 11-yr old just gobbles them up 🙂

This past Halloween, I saw the email from our daughter’s preschool at 9:00 pm about the Halloween themed treat I needed to send her with the following day! Thus, Boo-nana Ghost version #2, was created— making an already simple recipe, even easier!

Halloween Boo-nana Ghosts
(version #1)
by Debbie Steinbock

Ingredients:
Ripe bananas, peeled
1 Tbsp. – 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips*, depending on quantity of bananas used.
Popsicle sticks, cake pop sticks, or bamboo forks
Toothpick or fine paint brush (never used with paint!)

Method:

1. Cut each banana into 3 or 4 equal-sized pieces; place a popsicle stick in the bottom of each piece.
2. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips until smooth. (When we are making a small batch and just need 1 Tbsp. of chocolate chips, we will microwave it in a ramekin.)
3. Using the melted chocolate, create ghost faces on each banana—now called a BOO-nana –using a toothpick or fine paint brush.
4. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and into the freezer overnight. Serve frozen.

*We use enjoy life chocolate chips because they are gluten/dairy/soy free.

Halloween Boo-nana Ghosts
(version #2)
by Debbie Steinbock

Ingredients:
Ripe bananas, peeled
1-2 Tbsps. of two sizes of chocolate chips*, one smaller (for eyes) and one larger (for mouths).
Popsicle sticks, cake pop sticks, or bamboo forks

Method:

1. Cut each banana into 3 or 4 equal-sized pieces; place a popsicle stick in the bottom of each piece.
2. In each banana, use two small chips to make eyes and one large chip to make a mouth, by simply pressing the chips firmly into the banana (but being gentle enough to not break the banana).
3. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and into the freezer overnight. Serve frozen.

*We use Enjoy Life chocolate chips for the small and Chocolove chocolate chips for the large.