Kathie Oh's Recipe

Frozen MONKEY tails

Category: desserts

3 bananas
6 wooden ice cream sticks
1 cup orange or apple juice concentrate
Chocolate or Peanut Butter Sauce (see below)
1/2 cup chopped nuts, crisp rice cereal, coconut, granola (optional)

chocolate sauce:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

peanutbutter sauce:
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup milk


Chocolate Tails: To Prepare on Top of the Stove: Place chocolate chips and oil in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl that fits snugly over a saucepan. Place hot water in the bottom pan. Place pan over medium heat. Heat until chocolate melts, stirring about every minute. Spoon chocolate over frozen bananas.

To Prepare in a Microwave Oven: Place chocolate chips and oil in a 1-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave at 100% power (700 watts) for 2 minutes. Remove from microwave oven and stir to blend chocolate and oil. Dip frozen bananas in sauce.

Peanut Butter Tails: To Prepare on Top of the Stove: Place peanut butter and honey in a small saucepan. Turn stove on to medium-low heat. Stirring all the time, heat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Remove from heat. Slowly stir in milk, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until mixture is glossy and smooth. Spoon sauce over frozen bananas.

To Prepare in a Microwave Oven: Place peanut butter and honey in a 1-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave at 100% power (700 watts) for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave at 100% power 30 seconds longer. Remove from microwave oven. Slowly stir in milk, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until mixture is smooth and creamy. Dip frozen bananas in sauce.