Chocolate-Dipped Banana Pops

• 12 wooden ice cream-bar sticks
• 4 large ripe but firm bananas
• 1 package semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 c. Choice of toppings, such as: toasted sweetened flaked coconut, chopped salted peanuts, toffee bits, and colored candy decors

1. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper.
2. Insert an ice cream-bar stick, about 1 inch deep, in one end of each banana piece; place on prepared cookie sheet.
3. In heavy, small saucepan, heat chocolate chips with oil over low heat until chocolate melts and becomes smooth, stirring occasionally.
4. Place each topping on separate sheet of waxed paper.
5. Holding 1 banana pop over saucepan, spoon some chocolate mixture over pop to coat, allowing chocolate to drip back into pan.
6. Roll chocolate-coated banana in choice of topping.
7. Return pop to cookie sheet.
8. Repeat with remaining bananas, chocolate, and toppings.
9. Freeze at least 1 hour.
10. To serve, remove pops from freezer and let stand at room temperature 5 minutes to soften slightly.
11. If not serving pops the same day, place frozen pops in freezer-weight self-sealing plastic bag and freeze up to 1 week.

wooden ice cream, bananas, chocolate chips, vegetable oil, toppings

Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/chocolate-dipped-banana-pops-ghk0108 (may not work)