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Save A Banana Day / Chocolate ‘Top’ Banana

March 26, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

The Guardian recently launched their Live Better Campaign.

(You may see a certain someone you know being featured over there soon – If you haven’t signed up yet click here.)

As part of the Live Better Campaign today is:

Save A Banana Day

Now that sounds like a worthwhile cause to me. Particularly as according to figures from WRAP, 1.4mn bananas are thrown away every day?

Don’t forget #nowastetastesgreat 😉

Rather than rustling up a recipe to save a deteriorating banana I thought I’d take a proactive approach.

What if you buy too many bananas? Realising you may not eat all the bananas you popped in your shopping basket, what preventative action can you take to make the save?

Introducing…Chocolate ‘Top’ Banana

Take one ripe banana

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And 2 large dessert spoonfuls of chocolate/hazelnut spread (think Nutella and similar)

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Peel and chop the banana into 3

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(not forgetting to toss the peel into your food-recycling or compost bin)

Pop each banana chunk onto a lolly or cake pop stick

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Smear the chocolate spread on top

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Roll the chocolate topped banana lolly in sprinkles of your choice

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Place in a freezer safe dish and freeze for at least an hour

Voila! A healthy(ish) ready-to-eat-treat

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How would you save a banana?

If you do #saveabanana today – join in via social media using the hastag #saveabanana

Filed Under: No Waste Tastes Great, Simple Recipes Tagged: Banana Day, bananas, chocolate banana, food waste, guardian, live better, no waste, reducing waste, ripe banana, save a banana, using up bananas

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  1. lipsyy says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:16 am

    The kid in me loves that banana idea! Would be great in summer instead of buying icecreams! 🙂

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      March 26, 2014 at 9:18 am

      Yeah – they look like ‘Fab’ ice lollies.

      Thought of you the other day. Found something that might interest you. Will e-mail it!

      Reply
      • lipsyy says

        March 26, 2014 at 9:24 am

        ooooh intrigued! 🙂

        Reply
        • simplybeingmum says

          March 26, 2014 at 9:46 am

          haha 🙂

          Reply
  2. lipsyy says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:16 am

    The kid in me loves that banana idea! Would be great in summer instead of buying icecreams! 🙂

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      March 26, 2014 at 9:18 am

      Yeah – they look like ‘Fab’ ice lollies.

      Thought of you the other day. Found something that might interest you. Will e-mail it!

      Reply
      • lipsyy says

        March 26, 2014 at 9:24 am

        ooooh intrigued! 🙂

        Reply
        • simplybeingmum says

          March 26, 2014 at 9:46 am

          haha 🙂

          Reply
  3. Live and Learn says

    March 26, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    I have made these with melted chocolate, but I like the Nutella idea much better.

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      March 26, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Easier? I suppose. And theoretically healthier? Maybe? Not sure how the nutritional values compare!

      Reply
  4. Live and Learn says

    March 26, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    I have made these with melted chocolate, but I like the Nutella idea much better.

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      March 26, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Easier? I suppose. And theoretically healthier? Maybe? Not sure how the nutritional values compare!

      Reply
  5. Jo H. says

    March 26, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    I used to make these with chocolate but then started just freezing them without. They are really creamy – much like a banana fudgsicle (which we could buy for a short time in my youth, but sadly was discontinued) – a wonderful snack in the hot weather. Your version looks more appealing, though!

    Reply
  6. Jo H. says

    March 26, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    I used to make these with chocolate but then started just freezing them without. They are really creamy – much like a banana fudgsicle (which we could buy for a short time in my youth, but sadly was discontinued) – a wonderful snack in the hot weather. Your version looks more appealing, though!

    Reply
  7. Clare says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:03 am

    Yum!!! We never have leftover bananas though…I swear my family are part monkey 🙂 Might have to buy extra to make these! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Clare says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:03 am

    Yum!!! We never have leftover bananas though…I swear my family are part monkey 🙂 Might have to buy extra to make these! 🙂

    Reply
  9. WilliamB says

    April 4, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    I suspect that more bananas are thrown out in stores (getting old, no one buying them) than in homes. So I try to save a banana by buying the older bananas at the store. A few weeks ago I bought a dozen or more, just to be sure I had enough to freezer for smoothies and banana bread (bananas get eaten really quickly in my house). My virtue was rewarded when the casier decided the old, spotty bananas really *should* be marked down and reduced the price by 2/3rds.

    Reply
  10. WilliamB says

    April 4, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    I suspect that more bananas are thrown out in stores (getting old, no one buying them) than in homes. So I try to save a banana by buying the older bananas at the store. A few weeks ago I bought a dozen or more, just to be sure I had enough to freezer for smoothies and banana bread (bananas get eaten really quickly in my house). My virtue was rewarded when the casier decided the old, spotty bananas really *should* be marked down and reduced the price by 2/3rds.

    Reply

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