Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites

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These deceptive Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites taste like an indulgent dessert, but they’re a sweet snack you can feel good about. A layer of creamy peanut butter is sandwiched between frozen chunks of banana, then dipped in dark chocolate. YUM! Only 150 calories per 2 banana bites.

With so many store-bought sweets to choose from, making your healthy sweet treats may seem daunting. Fortunately, I’ve crafted quite a collection of nourishing homemade snacks that double as dessert, like Cool Whip Peanut Butter Treats, Edible Gluten-free Cookie Dough, and these decadent dark chocolate peanut butter banana bites.

This healthy frozen snack is chunks of dark chocolate-covered bananas with creamy peanut butter, but not just any peanut butter. Instead, I used peanut butter powder instead of peanut butter from a jar to cut the calories.

Once you mix peanut butter powder with water, it magically becomes thick, creamy peanut butter, but with a mere fraction of the calories -35 calories per tablespoon, to be exact!!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• It’s a super simple gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan dessert you can throw together on a whim.
• Great recipe for kids. There’s no cooking, and assembly is a cinch!
• These bites are the best healthy dessert to keep stocked in your freezer. 
• They are made with peanut butter powder for fewer calories.
• There’s plenty of room on each bite for toppings. Keep reading for ideas!

Ingredients You'll Need

• Bananas:  For frozen banana bites, you will need two medium-sized ripe bananas, but not too ripe! Some brown spotting on the peels is okay, but the bananas should still be firm. If the peels give in when squeezed, the bananas are too ripe for this recipe but perfect for banana bread. 
• Peanut Butter Powder: Peanut butter powder has 90% less fat and 70% fewer calories than regular peanut butter. When mixed with water, it becomes perfectly spreadable peanut butter for these bites. It has more calories, of course, but you can use regular creamy peanut butter. Opt for natural peanut butter without added oils and refined sugars. 
• Dark Chocolate Chips: Or a chopped dark chocolate bar. If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate, melt milk chocolate chips or a bar of milk chocolate instead. If vegan, make sure your dark chocolate is dairy-free.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1: Cut bananas and mix peanut butter.

Remove the peels and slice the bananas into ½” thick rounds. Stir the peanut butter powder and water in a small bowl until the mixture becomes a creamy peanut butter consistency.

Step 2: Assemble bites.

Spread a layer of peanut butter on half of the rounds, then top with another round, making a peanut butter and banana sandwich! Set the sandwiches on a parchment-lined baking sheet as you work through the batch.

Step 3: Freeze banana bites.

Place the baking sheet in the freezer until the bites are frozen solid.

Step 4: Melt chocolate.

Add the dark chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave in 15-20 second increments, stirring between each until the chocolate is melted and smooth.

Step 5: Coat bites in chocolate.

Grab the frozen PB & B bites from the freezer. Dip them in the warm melted dark chocolate, so half of each bite is coated. Return bites to the parchment-lined baking sheet as you finish dipping.

Step 6: Rest and serve (or store).

Let the bites rest on the baking sheet until the chocolate hardens. Enjoy immediately, or keep the bites in the freezer, so you have something healthy on hand whenever the sweet tooth strikes.

NOTE: You can print the FULL recipe with all ingredients & detailed instructions below!

Expert Tips

• After melting, if the chocolate is too thick to dip the banana, whisk in a tablespoon of melted coconut oil until smooth. Add more as needed.
•  It’s important to move quickly through dipping the frozen banana bites in melted chocolate. Otherwise, the bananas will begin to thaw and become slippery before you finish. 
•  If you’re making a double or triple batch, you may want to only remove a portion of the frozen banana bites from the freezer at a time to dip in chocolate. 
• Stick a toothpick through the middle for easy dipping and easy serving.

Variations

Toppings – Immediately after dipping the frozen banana bites, sprinkle some of these toppings over the top so that when the chocolate hardens, the toppings are locked in place.

• Cacao nibs
• Mini chocolate chips
• Chocolate sprinkles
• Chopped almonds
• Chopped hazelnuts
• Crushed Oreo cookies
• Mini M&M’s
• Chopped pistachios
• Shredded coconut

Other types of nut butter – If there’s a peanut allergy, these banana bites are also delicious and made with creamy almond, cashew, and sunflower butter. Nutella is also an option (but not as healthy).

Make the filling fluffy – Instead of water, whip the peanut powder with Cool Whip or Greek yogurt until incorporated.

Storing

After the chocolate cools and completely hardens, set the bites back in the freezer to firm up. Then, place them in an airtight bag or container and keep them frozen for 3-4 months.

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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Erika

These deceptive dark chocolate peanut butter banana bites taste like an indulgent dessert, but they’re a sweet snack you can feel good about. A layer of creamy peanut butter is sandwiched between frozen chunks of banana, then dipped in dark chocolate. YUM! Only 150 calories per 2 banana bites.

5 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 5 Servings

Calories 150 kcal

Equipment

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  Set Of 3 Non-Stick Cookie Sheets
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  Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls (Set of 6)
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  Stainless Steel Knife Set with Block
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  Cutting Board, 3 Piece

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 medium ripe bananas
• ▢ 4 tablespoons peanut butter powder
• ▢ 3 tablespoons water
• ▢ 5 tablespoons dark chocolate chips

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Instructions

 

• Remove the peels and slice the bananas into ½” thick rounds. Stir the peanut butter powder and water in a small bowl until the mixture becomes a creamy peanut butter consistency.
• Spread a layer of peanut butter on half of the rounds, then top with another round, making a peanut butter and banana sandwich! Set the sandwiches on a parchment-lined baking sheet as you work through the batch.
• Place the baking sheet in the freezer until the bites are frozen solid.
• Add the dark chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave in 15-20 second increments, stirring between each until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Grab the frozen PB & B bites from the freezer. Dip them in the warm melted dark chocolate, so half of each bite is coated. Return bites to the parchment-lined baking sheet as you finish dipping.
• Let the bites rest on the baking sheet until the chocolate hardens. Enjoy immediately, or keep the bites in the freezer, so you have something healthy on hand whenever the sweet tooth strikes.

Notes

• After melting, if the chocolate is too thick to dip the banana, whisk in a tablespoon of melted coconut oil until smooth. Add more as needed.
• It’s important to move quickly through dipping the frozen banana bites in melted chocolate. Otherwise, the bananas will begin to thaw and become slippery before you finish.
• If you’re making a double or triple batch, you may want to only remove a portion of the frozen banana bites from the freezer at a time to dip in chocolate.
• Stick a toothpick through the middle for easy dipping and easy serving.
• Storing: After the chocolate cools and completely hardens, set the bites back in the freezer to firm up. Then, place them in an airtight bag or container and keep them frozen for 3-4 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 50mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12g

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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