Frozen Salted Caramel Banana Bited

These make a tasty summer treat to help you beat the heat!

In our recent move, while packing up our kitchen I decided to take stock of all the various ingredients I had hiding away in the cupboard. I hate having to throw food away so I wanted to be sure to use up all my goods well before their expiration dates. This again has fueled some recent kitchen experiments; some successful and some very not! Hopefully you’ll agree that this recipe was one of the successful ones.

Recipe:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/4 c old fashioned caramel (I used tub o’caramel from Parrish Pioneer Ranch)
• 1/8 c whole plain yogurt
• 1/2 tsp salt (or less if you like less salty)
• wax paper

Cooking:

1. In a small pan, over low heat, add caramel and salt. Heat until it is almost at a boil (stirring often).
2. Once at the correct heat, stir in plain yogurt (stir quickly!)
3. Peel and slice bananas into thin slices, place slices onto a sheet of wax paper (over a baking pan to help transfer to the freezer).
4. Drizzle caramel sauce over the banana slices and place tray in the freezer.
5. Allow to freeze for a couple hours, enjoy!

I did add a pinch of graham cracker dust over all the bananas, this is definitely up to you  I just happen to have some sitting around in a jar from the last time I made pie. Feel free to play around with the recipe and let me know what you think! I’m thinking of using the leftover caramel sauce to make some salted caramel cupcakes, yum!