They are frozen banana slices covered in raw dark chocolate, then rolled in coconut chunks, goji berries, and raw jungle peanuts. NOM! Who couldn't love that? Anyway, you can change up the mix however you want. Don't like (or have) goji berries? Use another dried berry... or no berry at all. Use different kinds of nuts too. If you're allergic to coconut - put something else on.
I called them funky monkeys because monkeys eat bananas... and they're funky because they're covered in chocolate, berries and nuts! Plus, it hopefully got your attention. Something magical and delicious happens when you let them thaw for about 30 minutes after taking them out of the freezer. The bananas get the consistency of ice cream - they melt and become all gooey and sweeter. So be patient and let them soften a little before chowing down, it's worth it.
Funky Monkeys: makes... however many you want!
1/2 recipe for raw chocolate (or you can use a melted dark chocolate bar)
3 bananas
1/2 cup mix of goji berries, coconut chunks and peanuts
Peel and slice the bananas. Dip/cover in the chocolate and then roll in the nut/coconut/berry mix. Put them on wax paper on a tray and stick in the freezer for 1-2 hours. When they're frozen, take them out and wait 30 minutes or so, until you see the bananas start to "melt". Devour.
NOTE: If you have left-over chocolate... well yeah. I don't consider this a problem so nevermind.
13 comments:
Holy crap. All of my favorite foods....combined! I can't wait to get home for break and try this.
Ahaha yes! The best snack involves nuts, chocolate and bananas.
Super foods combined, how can this now be an incredible snack !!
Um yes please! These look totally addicting, like I could eat the entire batch in one sitting - such pretty photos too!
Hey! I LOVE your blog! It's now on my list of blogs I read everyday :) I was just wondering...what exactly are raw jungle peanuts? This is something I had not heard of until I started learning more and more about a raw food diet.
The kindness and abundance of nature!! Hahaha
I did.
Thank you so much, Annie! Yes, I first thought they sounded a little weird as well. They're just a type of peanut that is delicious and edible raw (unlike conventional... I know NOW first hand they are TERRIBLE raw). They ARE a little hard to find though. They're available online though. But if you don't want to buy them - just use any other kind of raw nut =) Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc.
Cool! Thanks Emily - and thanks for the heads up that conventional peanuts are bad raw. I hadn't tried yet!!! :)
Keep on bloggin, Girl!!!!
I saw these on Pinterest and pinned them immediately! LOVE! As a raw vegan newbie, these are surely on my list of favorite things to try! Thanks you for sharing! <3
Thank YOU, Maria =) So excited to hear about your raw journey - keep me updated!
Awwww Emily have just made your wee funky chunky monkey snacks and they are delicious I can't stop eating them,,,I follow a vegan diet but also sugar free too so your recipes are an inspiration and of course scrumdiddllyumptious!!!!!!... Now to keep some for my friends I'm going to post pictures of them on vegan face book group so you will hopefully see an increase in hits once I mention you..... Robert. X
@Robert - thank you!! send me a link!! :)
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