Bananas become lollipops when dipped in melted chocolate and peanut butter chips and rolled in crushed nuts and cereal. This light and sweet treat is fun to make and creates a perfect snack or dessert with fresh fruit.

Naturally sweet and crunchy coating of Rice Krispie cereal coating chocolate and peanut butter coated bananas on popsicle sticks.

Recipe For Banana Lollipops

Chilled bananas coated with peanut butter and chocolate are topped off with crunchy, crispy rice cereal to make delightful banana lollipops. This light dessert made with fresh fruit is a kid and adult favorite recipe!

Melting peanut butter chips along with the milk chocolate chips softens the flavor and adds another delicious dimension. If you don’t have peanut butter chips I think the recipe will still taste great with a stronger chocolate flavor.

We absolutely love the chocolate and peanut butter combination in our Chocolate & Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats, Flat Buckeyes, and Peanut Butter Cookies with a Chocolate Kiss.

Hand lifting up a chocolate coated banana lollipop with a layer of crunchy cereal on the outside lifting it above a baking sheet full of drying lollipops.

I would like to melt a big bowl of chocolate to dip strawberries and pretzels and make these dipped bananas at the same time.

Just like when you dip strawberries or other fruit in chocolate the fruit should be of good quality and ripeness that you enjoy. I like to eat dipped fruit within 1 to 2 days for maximum quality and freshness!

Ingredients Needed

Bananas – need to be ripe, but still firm.
Milk Chocolate Chips
Peanut Butter Chips
Oil – we typically use vegetable oil, but shortening works as a substitute to help make the chocolate smooth during the melting process.
Nuts – nut pieces or ice cream topping is what we use, but often we leave them out.
Cereal – Rice Krispies are the brand name of crispy rice cereal, but a lot of basic cereal could be crushed up to create that nice crunch.

Ingredients to make banana lollipops with ripe bananas, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, crispy rice cereal, chopped nuts, oil and popsicle sticks on a wooden counter top.

Another cool and refreshing treat that we love in warm weather is our Simple Strawberry Popsicles.

Step By Step Instructions

Chop nuts or place nuts on cutting board and break into small pieces with a rolling pin.
Stir nuts and cereal together.
Peel bananas and cut in half. Place bananas on popsicle sticks.
Using a microwave safe bowl melt peanut butter chips, chocolate chips and oil or shortening. Microwave for short intervals and stir often until chips are melted and the mixture is smooth.
Use a butter knife or spatula to spread chocolate mixture over the bananas. Roll in cereal and nut mixture and place on a cookie sheet covered in wax paper to prevent sticking.
Return to cookie sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Spoon stirring together warm chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a small glass dish.

Overhead view of a lined baking sheet with a small dish of melted chocolate and peanut butter with a banana dipped to make lollipops.

Tips for Making Chocolate Covered Bananas

Begin with good quality fruit with a ripeness that you prefer
Popsicle or ice cream sticks are much easier to use than skewers or round sticks
Use a spoon, spatula or butter knife (whatever is easiest) to spread or drizzle chocolate mixture on bananas
Crispy rice cereal can be substituted for chopped cheerios or your favorite cereal
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and enjoy within 24 hours for best results.

Half bananas with a popsicle stick and dipped in chocolate then coated in crispy rice cereal on a wax paper lined baking sheet on a colorful plaid napkin.

More Sweet Treats to Try:

Chocolate coated banana halves on a wooden stick to make an easy sweet treat.

Banana Lollipops

Created by Jennifer Osterholt

Servings: lollipops

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Refrigerate 30

Total Time: 45

Bananas become lollipops when dipped in melted chocolate and peanut butter chips and rolled in crushed nuts and cereal. This light and sweet treat is perfect for a snack or a healthier dessert.

Ingredients

Instructions

Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper.
Place nuts on cutting board and chop or place firm pressure with rolling pin and roll until nuts are in small pieces, but not crushed. Mix in cereal.
1/4 cup nuts, 1 cup crispy rice cereal
Peel bananas, cut each banana in half, so bananas are still round, but shorter. Place bananas on popsicle sticks.
4 bananas
In a small dish microwave peanut butter chips, chocolate chips and oil. Stir often until melted.
2 teaspoons vegetable oil, 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
Use a butter knife or spatula to spread chocolate mixture over the bananas. Roll in cereal and nut mixture.
Return to cookie sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Notes

Begin with good quality fruit with a ripeness that you prefer
Popsicle or ice cream sticks are much easier to use than skewers or round sticks
Use a spoon, spatula or butter knife (whatever is easiest) to spread or drizzle chocolate mixture on bananas

Nutrition

Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 30mgPotassium: 238mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 63IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg

“Plowing Through Life” is not a dietitian or nutrition professional. Any nutritional information shared is an estimate and can vary greatly depending on specific products are used. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator of your choice.