Dark Chocolate Covered Frozen Banana Bites

I am now on week 4 of my 5 week clean eating challenge (post coming soon).  I can tell you, I feel so much better eating clean and hydrating.  I have always struggled with my sweet tooth but have been pretty good resisting the temptations of sweets by not having them in my house.  I needed to come up with something clean to satisfy that sweet tooth so I could remain accountable for my good eating habits.  I have always loved the chocolate covered, frozen bananas on a stick from the fair and have created chocolate covered banana bites with peanut butter in the middle, but I needed to keep it a bit more clean so I decided to omit the peanut butter (although almond butter would be a clean substitute) and use 85% dark chocolate.  Enjoy!

Dark Chocolate Covered Frozen Banana Bites

Ingredients

2 large bananas
1 3.5oz bar of dark chocolate (75% cocoa or higher)
1/4 cup granola (try my recipe for Steel Cut Granola here)

Peel and slice bananas into roughly 36 pieces.  In a microwave safe bowl, break up dark chocolate bar.  In 30 second increments, microwave the dark chocolate, stirring between each 30 seconds.  You can also melt the dark chocolate on the stove, using a double broiler.  When the dark chocolate is fully melted, dip each banana slice in the dark chocolate, coating it as much as desired.  Place chocolate coated bananas on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.  Sprinkle with granola (can also use other toppings such as crushed nuts) and place in freezer for at least 2 hours.