Description
Delightful banana split bites offer a miniature dessert experience that combines classic ice cream parlor flavors in one perfect nibble. Guests can enjoy these bite-sized treats that blend creamy, fruity, and sweet components with nostalgic charm.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 strawberries
- 3 bananas
- ¼ pound (4 oz) cored pineapple
- 1 cup dipping chocolate
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts
- 12 popsicle sticks or skewers
Instructions
- Preparation: Select premium ripe strawberries, bananas, and pineapple, ensuring peak freshness and vibrant flavors.
- Fruit Cutting: Skillfully slice strawberries into uniform halves and cube bananas and pineapple into consistent bite-sized pieces that harmonize in proportion.
- Skewer Assembly: Create structural stability by threading wooden skewers, starting with a pineapple chunk as the base, then layering banana segments, and crowning each with a strawberry half.
- Chill Phase: Refrigerate assembled fruit skewers for 10 minutes to enhance firmness and provide optimal temperature for chocolate coating.
- Chocolate Preparation: Utilize a double boiler or microwave to melt chocolate, maintaining a smooth, glossy texture through frequent stirring.
- Coating Technique: Remove chilled skewers and swiftly dip each into melted chocolate, ensuring complete coverage, then immediately roll in finely chopped nuts to create a delectable crunchy exterior.
- Finishing Touch: Arrange chocolate-coated fruit bites on a parchment-lined tray, allowing adequate spacing for chocolate to solidify naturally or expedite the process with brief refrigeration.
- Serving: Present these elegant fruit bites immediately to capture maximum flavor and textural complexity.
Notes
- Choose Perfectly Ripe Produce: Select strawberries, bananas, and pineapple that are firm yet soft enough to indicate peak ripeness for maximum sweetness and flavor.
- Master Clean Cutting Technique: Use a sharp knife to create uniform, precise fruit cubes and halves, ensuring each bite looks professional and consistent.
- Control Chocolate Melting: Stir chocolate constantly and use low heat to prevent burning, aiming for a smooth, glossy texture that coats fruit evenly.
- Chill for Maximum Crunch: Refrigerate skewers briefly before and after chocolate dipping to help coating set quickly and maintain structural integrity of the fruit bites.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg