Chocolate, peanut butter, banana & date bites

This recipe is for a delicious evening treat which is based on a snicker bar. Banana slices are topped with a date & coconut puree, peanut butter and chocolate and then placed in the freezer. Make lots in advance and you'll always have a tasty sweet ready to eat. This recipe is inspired from simplyquinoa. I enjoy reading her recipes! Alongside the base recipe, I added some coconut to the date mixture to add another flavour which also worked really well. 

Ingredients
2 large ripe bananas, peeled and chopped into slices
200g dark chocolate
15 dates (medjool dates are best!), soaked in boiling water for 30 minutes
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
100ml peanut butter (try to use an all-natural variety without added sugar or salt) 
Handful chopped roasted peanuts to garnish

Method

• Take a baking tray or metal sheet (one that will fit in your freezer), and place a sheet of baking paper on top.  It will make them easier to remove when frozen. 
  
  
• Place the banana slices on the baking sheet and set aside. 
  
  
• Whizz the dates and desiccated coconut in a blender until smooth, adding a little water if needed. You don't want to add too much water, otherwise it ill be too runny and it will slide of the banana slices
  
  
• Take 1 tsp of peanut butter and place on top of a banana slice. Repeat with the remaining slices. 
  
  
• Next, take a small tsp of date mixture and place on top of each banana-date slice. 
  
  
• Freeze for around 1 hour before dipping. 
  
  
• Once you are ready to dip, melt the chocolate in a bowl over some boiling water. 
  
  
• Once melted, dip each banana bite in the melted chocolate and put back on the baking paper. 
  
  
• Garnish with the chopped peanuts and then freeze for a minimum of 2 hours before enjoying with a cup of tea!