Description
Turn banana muffins into Elvis-inspired cake truffles. Filled with peanut butter and bacon and covered in chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1 box (14 1/2 Oz. Size) Trader Joe’s Banana Bread Mix
- Additional Required Ingredients Specified On Muffin Box (typically Water, Eggs And Oil)
- 4 ounces, weight Prepared White Frosting (from A Can)
- 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter
- 12 ounces, weight Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 container Candy Sprinkles
- 4 slices Crispy Fried Bacon, Cut Into Thin Slivers
Preparation
Prepare banana bread according to box instructions then allow it to cool.
Take your prepared banana bread and crumble it into a large bowl. Mix in the white frosting and peanut butter and mix to incorporate. The consistency should be tacky and able to form balls, but still cake-like in texture. Form it into balls, approximately 1 inch in diameter (it’s your call how big you want to make your balls). Place formed balls on a wax paper-lined sheet pan and place in freezer to solidify, making it easier to coat in chocolate. Leave them in there at least 20 minutes.
Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler until silky smooth.
Take balls out of the freezer when chocolate is melted and coat them in chocolate. This can be a tricky process, though. I found the easiest solution was to spear a ball with a toothpick, roll the ball around in the chocolate and use a spoon to ensure full coating all over the ball. I then would let the excess drip off and then place onto wax paper, remove the toothpick by twisting and then use a spoon to create a swirl of chocolate where the hole was. You’ll have to experiment and you’ll inevitably end up with chocolate everywhere. But is that so bad?
After each ball is coated, before chocolate sets, apply sprinkles and a sliver of crispy fried bacon. After all balls are coated and decorated, they can set in the fridge or be stored in the freezer.
