Halloween banana ghosts

Name: Halloween banana ghosts
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 4 pcs Ripe but firm bananas; 30 g Plain dark chocolate, 70% cocoa, labelled vegetarian

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Preparation time21 min

Total time26 min

DifficultyEasy

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Step 1Finely chop 30 g dark chocolate with a knife and put it in a dry, heatproof bowl.
Step 2Bring a little water to a gentle simmer in a small saucepan. Set the bowl over the pan without letting it touch the water. Stir the chocolate just until smooth, then lift the bowl off the pan.
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Choose firm bananas and trim only enough from each base to make it stand. Peel them shortly before decorating so the cut fruit stays pale for longer.
Step 3While the melted chocolate cools until only slightly warm, peel 4 pcs ripe but firm bananas and cut each crosswise in half.
Step 4Stand each banana half on its cut end. If it wobbles, trim a very thin slice from the base until it stands flat, pointed end up.
Step 5Transfer the still-fluid, slightly warm chocolate to a small piping bag. Snip a tiny opening in the tip.
Step 6Pipe two small eyes and one round mouth on each of the eight banana halves. Share the chocolate evenly among all the faces.
Step 7Chill the plate for 5 minutes, until the chocolate faces are firm.
Step 8Serve two ghosts per portion soon after chilling. If needed, cover and refrigerate at 4 °C or colder, then serve within 1 hour.

About this recipe

These Halloween banana ghosts use four firm bananas and 30 g of plain dark chocolate to make eight small treats. Cut the fruit crosswise so each half has a flat base, then pipe on chocolate eyes and a round mouth. A small piping-bag opening helps make neat faces without coating the bananas or using sticks. Melt the chocolate over gently simmering water, keeping the bowl above the water, and let it cool until just warm before piping. Chill the finished faces for five minutes to set. The recipe takes about 15 minutes including chilling and serves four portions of two ghosts each. Firm bananas stand better than very ripe fruit; peeling close to serving helps the cut surfaces stay pale. If you need to wait, cover and refrigerate the ghosts at 4 °C or colder, then serve within one hour. The amount of chocolate is scaled from a well-rated comparable banana-ghost recipe that uses one tablespoon for two bananas.

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Vegetarian