Chocolate Chip Ghost Bananas
Fresh bananas become adorable Halloween ghosts with partially peeled skins and simple chocolate-chip faces. A quick, naturally sweet snack requiring no baking.
Ingredients
- 4 ripe but firm bananas
- 12-16 mini semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 regular semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp lemon juice, optional
- 1 tsp water, optional
Instructions
- Choose firm yellow bananas without too many brown spots so they hold their shape.
- Starting near the stem, carefully cut or peel away the front portion of each banana skin, leaving the lower peel attached.
- Trim the exposed edge of the peel into small irregular points to resemble the ragged bottom of a ghost costume.
- If preparing them ahead, combine lemon juice and water and lightly brush the exposed banana to slow browning.
- Press two mini chocolate chips into each banana to create the ghost's eyes.
- Add a larger chocolate chip beneath the eyes for an open mouth. Create different expressions by changing the placement or shape of the chocolate.
- Arrange the ghost bananas together on a dark wooden board or Halloween platter and serve shortly after assembling.