Banana Pops

4 ripe bananas, peeled
8 wooden Popsicle sticks
1 (6-ounce) package (1 cup) Semisweet chocolate morsels, Milk chocolate morsels or Butterscotch morsels
1 Tablespoon vegetable shortening
Chopped nuts, optional
Shredded coconut, optional

Cut bananas in half crosswise. Insert wooden stick in end of each and freeze.

Melt morsels over hot (not boiling) water; stir in shortening. Coat each banana half with chocolate or butterscotch mixture; roll immediately in nuts or coconut, if desired.

Wrap each pop in aluminum foil or put in freezer bags and store in freezer.

Makes 8 pops.