“I love taking old recipes and reimagining how different forms, flavors and experiences can bring new life to classic dishes,” says Colin Mills, Senior Recipe Developer, HelloFresh. Presented with Ghirardelli^® Dark Chocolate Coating Wafers for his recipe ideation, Mills developed a next-level iteration of his childhood favorite in his inventive Walnut-Crusted Chocolate Banana Bread Cake Pops. Some might be surprised that cake pops have endured beyond a short-term novelty, but Mills attributes their ongoing popularity largely to the elemental appeal of “food on a stick,” which can be found in almost every cuisine, he notes. “I think it’s just something fundamental to being human.”

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