{"id":7385,"date":"2015-10-26T10:02:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2019-11-07T14:30:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T22:30:57","slug":"chocolate-quinoa-bananas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/chocolate-quinoa-bananas\/","title":{"rendered":"Crunchy Chocolate-Dipped Quinoa-Coated Bananas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Banana and quinoa is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I&#8217;ve used it in <a href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/quinoa-breakfast-skillet\/\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/quinoa-parfait\/\">recipes<\/a> in the past, but this one is definitely the most fun. The idea is to coat bananas in a homemade chocolate sauce, roll them around in some quinoa, bake until the quinoa is crispy, and top the whole thing with mint.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a simple, unprocessed dessert unlike anything you&#8217;ve made before; and you can throw it together in minutes with just a few basic ingredients. Plus, it&#8217;s like two desserts in one: they taste amazing straight out of the oven, but the leftovers can be frozen to create a totally different flavor and texture. Here&#8217;s how to make them&#8230;  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite.jpg\" alt=\"QuinoaBananaBite\" width=\"760\" height=\"946\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-364x453.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-758x944.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-608x757.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-313x390.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-39x48.jpg 39w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaBite-77x96.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes 8 servings<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">4 ripe bananas <\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/4 cup cocoa powder <\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">2 tablespoons coconut oil<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">2 tablespoons maple syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">2 cups cooked white quinoa<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop.jpg\" alt=\"QuinoaBananaTop\" width=\"760\" height=\"1018\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-364x488.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-758x1015.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-608x814.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-313x419.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaTop-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preheat the oven to 300\u00ba F<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Step One<\/h4>\n<p>The hardest part of this recipe is cooking the quinoa correctly. Many people have a hard time with this and it&#8217;s more essential here than ever to have fluffy, individual grains of quinoa (as opposed to a sticky, clumpy, wet mess). This is actually pretty simple. Measure 1 cup of dry white quinoa, rinse\/drain thoroughly to remove the natural bitter coating, then add to a saucepan with just under 2x the amount of water (about 1.9 cups, in this case). Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a slow simmer and cover. Leave it alone for 15-20 minutes until all of the water is absorbed and it&#8217;s done: fluffy quinoa. If it&#8217;s a little too wet, spread onto a baking sheet and leave on the counter for an hour or so to dry further. Feel free to make this ahead of time \u2013 leftover quinoa works well here.  <\/p>\n<h4>Step Two<\/h4>\n<p>With the stressful part behind us, the process of making these bananas couldn&#8217;t be easier. Make a simple &#8220;one ingredient&#8221; chocolate sauce by combining 2 parts cocoa powder with 1 part coconut oil and 1 part  maple syrup. Microwave for 15-20 seconds and whisk the ingredients together until it&#8217;s a fluid, sauce-like consistency. If it&#8217;s too firm, microwave to soften; too liquid, refrigerate for 5 minutes. <\/p>\n<h4>Step Three<\/h4>\n<p>Peel your ripe bananas and cut them in half so they&#8217;re easier to work with. Keep the chocolate sauce handy in a bowl and spread the quinoa out on a large plate or baking sheet. Then, using a pastry brush (or just your hands), coat a banana with the chocolate sauce and quickly move to the quinoa and gently roll it around until coated. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with the other 7 halves. Top each with a tiny pinch of salt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat.jpg\" alt=\"QuinoaBananaSilpat\" width=\"760\" height=\"1010\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-364x484.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-758x1007.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-608x808.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-313x416.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBananaSilpat-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step Four<\/h4>\n<p>Bake these guys at 300\u00baF for about 12-15 minutes, or until the quinoa has partially dried and created a firm (but not rock-solid) coating.  Press a little finely-chopped mint (not optional!) into the surface and allow to cool. <\/p>\n<p>At this point, you can serve them warm right out of the oven, or freeze (for up to three days) where the textures firm up to create a totally different dessert. They&#8217;re delicious either way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana.jpg\" alt=\"QuinoaBanana\" width=\"760\" height=\"1140\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-364x546.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-758x1137.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-608x912.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-313x470.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuinoaBanana-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banana and quinoa is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I&#8217;ve used it in multiple recipes in the past, but this one is definitely the most fun. The idea is&#8230;  <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/chocolate-quinoa-bananas\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[21,28,36],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10991,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions\/10991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}