Ooey, Gooey, Chocolate Banana

Baked banana on a plate with melted chocolate chips on top.

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Ingredients

1 banana (rinsed)
2 teaspoons chocolate chips

Equipment

Table knife
Aluminum foil
Oven

Directions

Individual holding the sliced banana peel away from the banana.

Step 1

Slice the banana peel and banana from the top to the bottom.

Sliced banana peel and banana with chocolate chips spread into slice.

Step 2

Spread the banana open and sprinkle in chocolate chips.

Step 3

Wrap the banana in aluminum foil.

Step 4

Place in the oven for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oven.

Banana with melted chips unwrapped from foil.

Step 5

Take banana out of aluminum foil.

Baked banana on plate with melted chocolate chips on top.

Step 6

Let cool for a few minutes and eat.

Show your child a chocolate chip and how it holds its shape. After the chocolate chip has been in the hot oven, show your child how the chocolate chip has melted and isn’t the same shape anymore.

Watch the recipe video

For caregivers and curious kids

Fun facts💡

Chocolate begins with the seeds of the cacao tree.
The first chocolate candy bar was created nearly 200 years ago in 1847.
The Snickers candy bar is the most popular chocolate candy bar in the U.S.

Table talk💬

What does the ooey, gooey, chocolate banana look like? How does it smell? How does it taste?
What other foods or toppings could you add to the ooey, gooey, chocolate banana?
Would you rather have a little piece of chocolate every day or one big piece of chocolate once a week? Why?
Tell me about something that made you happy today.

Make every bite count 🍽️

It is recommended young children and adults limit their intake of added sugars. Chocolate milk can contain 3 or more teaspoons of sugar in one 8-ounce cup.

If your child enjoys chocolate milk, try these tips to reduce the amount of added sugar in the chocolate milk.

Use the Nutrition Facts Label to compare the amount of added sugar in different brands of chocolate milk.
If you buy premade chocolate milk, mix it with white milk to reduce the amount of added sugars.
Make your own chocolate milk by adding chocolate powder to white milk. Add just enough to add flavor without all the added sugar.

Bee active👟

March in place like you are in puddle of thick, ooey gooey chocolate.
Bend down and touch your toes. Repeat.
Reach up and touch the sky.

Explore more 🔎

Follow Rusty to see how chocolate is made. What foods do you have in your house made from chocolate?

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