Chocolate Almond Butter Bananas....yeah

So, i stumbled upon this crazy gorgeousness and decided i needed to try it.  This is a smaller version of what i originally saw and i'm glad, if there was a whole banana smothered with almond butter and dipped in chocolate, you HAVE to consume the whole thing.  you can eat just one of these and feel absolutely happy....ok, MAYBE i had more than one when i first made them.....shut up.

Anyway, these are soooooo good and you can use any type of almond butter or peanut butter or whatever crazy butter they have out there. I used a caramel almond butter because... well, i love freaking caramel.  this is the process:

Gather your ingredients:

bananas (i used 3, any chocolate i had left over i wanted to make some chocolate almonds, if you use all this chocolate, use 4 or 5 bananas)
almond butter
i bar dark chocolate (the darker the better, not 90% though, that's a bit too dark...unless you dig it, if you do, have at it)
dark chocolate chips
double boiler (this vintage enamel one is a prized possession in this house.  this belonged to my Aunt Peg, my most favorite person to ever walk the earth, incredible things were made for many many many years in this.... more about her later this week...)
cookie sheet lined with wax paper (not shown)

Slice your bananas into 3rds, then slice those in half the long way.  i think that next time i am actually going to slice them into discs and make a banana almond butter sandwich, they will stay together better and be a lot easier to dip into the chocolate.

Next, spread some almond butter onto the banana slices.  This part is a little difficult because the banana want to reject the almond butter, but don't fret, they'll be happy they met, and so will you. After you do this step, place them in the freezer for at least 15 minutes to make sure they stay together.  While you are waiting for them to firm up, git' cher' chocolat-ay-hay in that double boiler.  important: when you take the bananas out, make sure you're ready to dip em', if you let them sit for too long, they get mushy and it's hard to dip them without them falling apart.....

here is a lovely paper crane i decided to fold out of the giradelli wrapper.  gorgeous.

Heeeeeeere they be!  remember my important note? this is why.  they fell apart without mercy, but i made it work, aaaaand they're delicious, so who cares what they look like! Put them back in the freezer for another, oh, 20 min.?  before eating one.  keep them in the freezer on the tray and when you want one, just leave it out for a little bit if you don't want it to be too hard, though even right out of the freezer they are ready to eat, it just depends on your preference. anyway,  they are like ice cream.  sweet georgia brown.                                

  so, there you have it!  go make some! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! feel free to ask questions because i'm not a good recipe follower i feel like my recipe sharing skills are lacking....muah!!!!!

much love to you all luvadoooos!

xo suz