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Frozen Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Banana Loaf

Everyday Food, April 2005
  • Prep Time 40 minutes
  • Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield Serves 16
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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks (about 2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts, chopped
  • Nonstick cooking spray and waxed paper, for loaf pan

Directions

  1. Coat an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; line with waxed paper, leaving overhang on both long sides. Set aside.

  2. Melt chocolate; cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, in a food processor, puree bananas until smooth.

  3. Stir peanut butter into cooled chocolate until combined, then stir in banana puree. Gently fold in whipped cream until combined. Pour into prepared pan; top with peanuts. Fold waxed paper over top; wrap tightly in plastic. Freeze until firm, at least 3 hours.

  4. To serve: Remove loaf from pan (run a hot towel across sides and bottom of pan, if necessary). Slice about 1/2 inch thick, as needed.

Cook's Note

Rewrap remaining (unsliced) loaf, and freeze up to 1 month.

Recipe Reviews

  • dreadychef
    12 Mar, 2009

    AMAZING! Nice break from baking! huge hit at my boss's birthday party! will continue to make this recipe for a long time! nuts must be unsalted, very rich!

  • dreadychef
    12 Mar, 2009

    AMAZING! Nice break from baking! huge hit at my boss's birthday party! will continue to make this recipe for a long time! nuts must be unsalted, very rich!

  • krazykongfu
    13 Feb, 2008

    I made these and had a lot of complaints about the salty nuts. I think next time I will use unsalted... But it was a very good recipe despite that.

  • krazykongfu
    13 Feb, 2008

    I made these and had a lot of complaints about the salty nuts. I think next time I will use unsalted... But it was a very good recipe despite that.

  • cindylou0788
    13 Feb, 2008

    Loved It! My little brother loves fruit and marshmallows added in it.

  • cindylou0788
    13 Feb, 2008

    Loved It! My little brother loves fruit and marshmallows added in it.