Lehua Peanut Butter Banana Pops

Summer would be incomplete without ice cream and popsicles, and having an all-natural healthy version is even better! These “popsicles,” made with frozen bananas, peanutbutter, and organic lehua honey, are not only delicious – they’re also dairy-, refined sugar-, and gluten-free so they’re sure to please a crowd. If you don’t like peanut butter, try substituting almond butter or even macadamia nut butter – they all go great with Lehua Honey!



Lehua-Peanutbutter-Banana Popsicles
(original recipe from “Baking Bites” blog here)
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2/3 cup Organic Lehua honey
• 1/2 cup shelled peanuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• popsicle sticks (we used chopsticks because we didn’t have popsicle sticks handy)

Instructions:

1. Cut the bananas in half and place a popsicle stick in the cut end of each banana-half. Place on a plate or tray lined with waxed paper and freeze for 2 hours, or until completely frozen.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together honey and peanut butter until well mixed. Set aside.
3. Stir together chopped peanuts and coconut and place in a shallow bowl or on a plate.
4. Remove the bananas from the freezer. As quickly as possible (so the bananas don’t melt too much), coat each banana with the honey-peanutbutter mixture until completely covered, then roll in the peanut-coconut mixture. Place back on lined plate/tray. When all the bananas have been coated, return to the freezer for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
5. Enjoy in the sun!