TRICK OR TREAT POPS

6 medium ripe bananas, halved crosswise
8 oz semisweet baking chocolate
1/3 cup butter
multicolored sprinkles
nuts, finely chopped or flaked sweetened coconut, toasted

Insert wooden stick into cut end of banana halves. Freeze, covered, for three hours.

Melt chocolate and butter on high in the microwave until chocolate is almost melted - about a minute and a half. Stir until chocolate has melted. Pour into a tall narrow glass or other container.

Dip bananas into mixture, coating evenly. Roll in sprinkles at once.

Place on wax paper. Serve at once. Store any leftovers in the freezer.

Makes 12 pops
Adapted from source: Abilene Reporter-News; October 27, 1996