Description
Cool chocolate drizzled banana peanut butter bites offer a guilt-free frozen treat perfect for summer snacking. Creamy, sweet, and simple ingredients create a quick dessert that refreshes and satisfies you with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz (280 g) dark chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips
- 3 ripe but still firm bananas
- ¼ cup natural smooth peanut butter
- 2 tsps coconut oil
Instructions
- Preparation: Slice ripe bananas into uniform 0.7 cm thick rounds, ensuring precise and consistent thickness.
- Base Layer: Arrange half of the banana slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet, creating a solid foundation for the dessert.
- Peanut Butter Application: Microwave peanut butter until smooth, stirring midway to achieve a creamy consistency, then carefully spread a small amount onto each banana slice.
- Sandwich Assembly: Top the peanut butter-coated slices with remaining banana rounds, creating compact little sandwiches.
- Initial Freezing: Place banana sandwiches in the freezer for two hours until completely firm and solid.
- Chocolate Coating: Combine dark chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl, melting in short intervals and stirring to create a glossy, smooth chocolate mixture.
- Chocolate Dipping: Remove frozen banana sandwiches and carefully coat each piece in melted chocolate using two forks for precise and even coverage, optionally drizzling extra chocolate for decoration.
- Final Freezing: Return chocolate-covered bites to the freezer for one hour to set the chocolate shell completely.
- Storage: Keep in an airtight container and consume within one week to maintain optimal flavor and texture.
Notes
- Slice Precision: Cut bananas uniformly at 0.7 cm thickness to ensure consistent texture and even bites.
- Peanut Butter Tip: Warm peanut butter briefly in microwave, stirring midway for smooth spreadability.
- Freezing Strategy: Allow banana sandwiches to freeze for 2 hours until completely firm before chocolate coating.
- Chocolate Coating Technique: Melt chocolate with coconut oil in short microwave intervals, stirring between each to achieve a glossy, smooth finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg