Frozen “Boo-nana” Ghosts and Mummies
Bariatric Recipes
October 29th, 2021
Make a tasty treat for the scariest of holidays! This Halloween, let your spooky spirit show in the kitchen. With only a few ingredients, we’re going to make delicious ghosts and mummies. From a base of bananas and Greek yogurt, this recipe is a fun and sweet treat you can enjoy without guilt while pursuing your goals.
Serves 14 (8 ghosts, 6 mummies)
Ingredients:
- 4 large bananas (not too ripe or they will fall apart!)
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- *mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (for eyes)
- *1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (For mummies)
- 16 popsicle sticks
Directions
For Ghosts
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel 2 bananas, slice in have cross-wise, and in half again length-wise so you have 8 long, narrow pieces total.
- Carefully insert a popsicle stick into the bottom of each banana section.
For Mummies
- Peel remaining 2 bananas.
- Cut the pointed tips off of the bananas. Slice the bananas cross wise into 3 equal pieces so you have 6 total round “logs”
- Insert popsicle sticks into one end of each.
- Place all bananas on parchment lined baking sheet and freeze for at least 1 hour, or up to overnight
- Mix Yogurt and powdered sugar together in a bowl
- Dip each banana into yogurt. For ghosts place 3 chocolate chips as eyes and a mouth
- For mummies, use a spoon or piping bag to drizzle peanut butter over as “bandages”, place eyes on
- Freeze and serve!