Wanna learn how to make decadent frozen chocolate-covered bananas the healthy way!? Then join me for this raw food recipe where I’ll show you how to make this tasty and nutrition-packed dessert sugar and guilt free, all without compromising flavor! Here’s a list of what you’ll need: TOOLS: – plastic wrap OR foil – wooden skewer OR popscicle stick – knife, spoon, small mixing bow, and scissors – freezer INGREDIENTS: – 1 large banana, very ripe – 1/4 C extra virgin coconut oil – 1/4 C raw cacao – 1 to 2 Tbs coconut sugar AND/OR agave nectar – peppermint OR vanilla extract (preferably alcohol free), few drops to taste – 1.5 Tbs raw walnut pieces There you go! This treat may look “naughty” (HAH!), but it isn’t! It’s full of essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and heart-healthy fatty acids 
So enjoy – and thanks for watching!!! *Royalty free music: “Mister Capone” by Alex Khaskin License purchased from musicloops.com. **DISCLOSURE: The products featured in this video were purchased with my own funds and their mention/appearance in this tutorial has not been influenced by any form of monetary compensation or promotional/free product sample agreement. I use products that I believe in and that work for me.
6:29 am on August 7th, 2010
@cdiorme Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it!!
6:58 am on August 7th, 2010
Great video!!!
7:06 am on August 7th, 2010
@sardiguez For beginners, I recommend Anni Phyo’s books because of their simplicity – especially “Ani’s Raw Good Desserts…” and “Ani’s Raw Food Essentials..”. Also, “Everyday Raw”, “Raw Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow”, and “Entertaining in the Raw” all by Matthew Kenney have some really delicious recipes. However, like most raw food books, his tend to be a bit more time consuming, ingredient heavy, and require frequent use of tools like a dehydrator. Hope that helps
7:27 am on August 7th, 2010
Can you recommend any raw food recipe books?
8:06 am on August 7th, 2010
@LolaGetty Haha! I know, right! I love food chemistry – we can be science nerds together – YAY! I adore coconut oil and all its lovely properties, and without it this recipe would be a total “fail”, hehe. Thanks for the great feedback, hon, I really do appreciate it and I’m so glad you enjoyed the video (and science behind it!!) <3
8:42 am on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup It doesn’t look wrong at all
8:47 am on August 7th, 2010
Great video! I didn’t know that coconut oil solidifies at the room temperature- kind of a neat fact (I also love science ^^))
9:42 am on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup LOL! Haha!! I know! It was really sugery but you know all food is either is super salty or super sugery or oily. Haha!! =P
10:13 am on August 7th, 2010
@naturallyshelley REALLY!? That’s so awesome!!! Hahaha! And the one at the street fair was prolly loaded with sugar! YAY for healthy chocolate covered bananas, haha!! I’m so thrilled to hear that – and so glad you really like the recipe!! Thank you so much for sharing, love!!! <3
10:43 am on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup Yeah we’ll def be making it again! And I went to my street fair and I we tried the one at the fair and the one we made we MUCH better! And bigger!! =)
11:23 am on August 7th, 2010
@naturallyshelley YAY!!! I’m so glad!!!
11:34 am on August 7th, 2010
@DollFaceHottie Awesome! That’s wonderful! Yeah, I always keep these stocked in the freezer, haha…so refreshing and satisfying
And thank you so much, love! Yes, the lips stayed intact!! Hahaha. They being to deflate after about 2 hrs. for me, but I relish their “plumpness” while it lasts 
12:00 pm on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup Yeah! It was yummy
12:25 pm on August 7th, 2010
That actually looks very yummy!(: I am a vegan, so this is a perfect healthy treat.(: Haha, you are gorgeous and you’re lips stayed plumped, awesome!(:
1:00 pm on August 7th, 2010
@Selinityification Yum – chocolate banana popsicles for the weekend! Excellent! And thank you so much…yeah, I suffered from obesity as an adolescent – it was torture both physically and emotionally
But yes, I’m in a much happier place now, as I’m sure you can relate! Congratulations again, hon, and I will continue to do these little healthy recipe videos so we, and others, can hopefully benefit from them 
1:44 pm on August 7th, 2010
@naturallyshelley Haha! I know, I’m getting OLD, haha. My Grandma used to always use that word – guess it rubbed off
So now that it’s morning, I suppose I can ask…how did it turn out!? Was it a success? 
2:03 pm on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup I’m glad too! Gonna try it this weekend, I am really excited because I was in cinema today and ate a lot of popcorn, so I have to be a bit strict to myself this week
Thank you so much for your congratulations. You’re kidding me! 250 lbs? You? I’d never, never ever thought this! You’re so daintily. I was like 215 lbs and I think videos like this can be really inspiring for people who wanna lose weight ♥
2:36 pm on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup Haha thanks!!! I’ll tell you the outcome later!! =) Scrumptious, I didn’t hear people say that in a longgg time! Haha!
3:29 pm on August 7th, 2010
@naturallyshelley Awesome!!! YAY! I hope everything turns out and you have a blast making them together!! You guys can giggle at what you create
Hope they turn out extra scrumptious and you and your mom enjoy!!!
4:16 pm on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup Okay me and my mom are gonna try it for dessert! And haha yeah it looks kinda funny! =P
5:12 pm on August 7th, 2010
@Selinityification You’re so welcome! YAY! I’m so glad you found it!
And FANTASTIC job on the weight loss, my dear!! That is truly inspiring!! I myself used to be 250 lbs, so I know all the hard work you’ve put it and I have to commend you! This is totally why I love sharing healthy, little raw food recipes; hopefully you can have “fun” meeting your goal weight while indulging in raw treats like these 
Congrats again, hon!! <3
6:06 pm on August 7th, 2010
@VividMakeup Thank you so much for responding! I found out that coconut oil can be found in health food stores here. I definitely gonna try this as I lost 55 lbs and want still wanna lose 22 lbs more
6:24 pm on August 7th, 2010
@XTCandherVOICE Hahah – thank you so much Eff!!! So so sweet of you
Yeah, I was having a “vintage weekend” 
And I totally feel your pain on purchasing cosmetics over food, hahahaha!! But hey, it’s ok, that lipstick is worth it! 
Thanks, love!! <3
6:43 pm on August 7th, 2010
@omgsitsselma Excellent!! Whole foods is wonderful…I feel healthier the minute I step inside, haha
Let me know how it turns out, love! 
7:34 pm on August 7th, 2010
Your hair your hair your hair! <3
Your so pretty!
And the banana looks so YUMMY!
If only we had the ingrediants to make this in the house!
Damn, now is when I need money and shouldn’t have bought that lipstick!
xo