Ingredients:
- 4 large ripe but firm Bananas
- 8 Popsicle Sticks or Skewers
- 12 oz (340 g) White Chocolate chips or bar, good quality melting chocolate
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Refined Coconut Oil
- 2 oz (55 g) Dark Chocolate (60%+ cacao) for piping
- 16 Edible Googly Eyes, small size
Instructions:
- Prep the Bananas: Peel the bananas and slice each one horizontally in half (yielding two shorter pops per banana).
- Insert Sticks: Gently insert a popsicle stick about halfway into the flat, cut end of each banana half.
- Initial Chill (The Foundation): Lay the bananas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes. This ensures the warm melted chocolate adheres quickly without sliding off.
- Melt the Coating: Combine the white chocolate and coconut oil in a deep mug or bowl. Melt slowly using 30-second bursts in the microwave (stirring between each burst), or over a gently simmering double boiler. Stir until completely smooth and thin.
- Dip the Pops: Remove the chilled bananas from the freezer. Working quickly, dip each banana completely into the melted white chocolate, ensuring the coating is smooth. Allow excess chocolate to drip off immediately.
- Decorate as Ghouls: Immediately place two edible eyes onto the wet chocolate coating of half of the dipped bananas.
- Set the Ghouls: Return the Ghoul pops to the parchment-lined tray and place back into the freezer immediately.
- Prepare Detailing Chocolate: Melt the dark chocolate separately. Transfer the melted dark chocolate to a small piping bag or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped very thinly.
- Create the Mummies: Using the dark chocolate piping bag, drizzle lines horizontally across the remaining white chocolate-dipped bananas, leaving a small gap near the top for the eyes. Add the edible eyes into the gap (using a tiny drop of dark chocolate as 'glue' if necessary).
- Final Set: Return all decorated pops to the freezer. Freeze for at least 2 hours, or until completely solid. Serve straight from the freezer.