Craving something cool, sweet, and simple? These Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Bites are the ultimate no-bake summer treat. Creamy, chocolatey, and made with just 5 ingredients. Paleo-friendly and ridiculously easy to make, they’ll disappear fast.
I used Sun Butter to make these nut-free, and they turned out just as delicious. And BTW thank you for the super tip about freezing the sliced bananas first. Easy preparation and less mess.
- Laura
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 28 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 5
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 326kcal and 6 grams of protein
- 📋 Main Ingredients: bananas, almond butter, vanilla, coconut oil, chocolate chips
- 📖 Dietary Notes: dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and paleo-friendly. Made with simple, natural ingredients, they’re a sweet, allergy-friendly treat with no baking required.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: A simple, no-bake snack that's perfect for cooling off on a hot day.
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These dark chocolate peanut butter banana bites are one of those treats I always have stashed in the house. Between juggling kids, work, and workouts, I love having a sweet bite I can pop straight from the freezer, especially one that hits that peanut butter and chocolate craving hard. They’re a summer staple in our house, right up there with these protein popsicles and protein frozen yogurt.
What makes these choco banana bites different is the texture, creamy, crunchy, and cool all at once. While I love a good frozen protein snack like homemade ice cream bars, these feel like dessert without the crash. And since they’re paleo and made with simple ingredients, I feel great sharing them with my kids, too.
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Allergy-friendly: Given the minimal ingredients, these chocolate PB banana bites are dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, and vegan.
No baking: The best kind of gluten-free summer desserts require zero baking and keep you cool.
Bite-sized: Perfect for parties or a simple snack, these bites are pop-in-your-mouth size.
Ingredients Your Need
- Bananas: You want your bananas to be ripe so that they're sweet enough, but not mushy, or they fall apart when being dipped. Basically, they still need to be firm. Use mushy bananas for single-serve banana bread.
- Peanut butter: Natural peanut butter works best, and you need a semi-fresh jar so that it's runny enough to dollop onto the bananas. Almond butter is delicious here as well as a switch-up.
- Chocolate chips: Any chocolate chips can work here. If you need them to be paleo-friendly, use Enjoy Life Chocolate chips. We like to use dark chocolate chips the most.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Get creative! After you dip the bananas in the melted chocolate, you can decorate them however you like. I typically just use a flaked sea salt but here are some other ideas.
Sprinkles: Great for summer birthday parties!
Chopped nuts: This adds a fun crunch. We love chopped pecans the most.
Drizzle: Feeling fancy? Drizzle some dairy-free caramel sauce on top to serve at a party.
How To Make Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bites
Step 1: Whisk together the almond butter filling and slice the bananas.
Step 2: Make banana sandwiches.
Step 3: Dip the bananas in melted chocolate.
Expert Tips
Any nut or seed butter will work for the banana chocolate peanut butter bites. If you want to make them nut-free, use Sun Butter. However, you want fresh nut butter so that it smears easily.
You want ripe bananas for sweetness, but not too ripe that they're mushy.
It can be hard to spread the almond butter filling on the bananas if they're super ripe. If this is the case, freeze the sliced bananas first (freeze them peeled but whole). Then, slice them from frozen and spread the nut butter.
How To Store Them
Once the bchoco bananas are made, store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. However, wait until they are frozen completely before putting them in a bag or container so you don’t get chocolate everywhere.
To enjoy them, let them sit at room temperature for 2 minutes before enjoying them. They soften ever so slightly. I like to serve them with toothpicks to save sticky hands.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Bites FAQs
When left out, the chocolate frozen banana bites go soft and make one hell of a mess. Since my girls don’t like biting into cold, we find that bringing them out 2-5 minutes before we’re eating them to be the best course of action.
You need to freeze the banana bites before dipping them in chocolate or the creamy peanut butter filling will slide off the bananas.
You can make chocolate peanut butter banana bites nut-free by using sunflower seed butter in place of peanut butter.
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Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites (Dairy-Free)
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Equipment
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 3 bananas
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tbs coconut oil
- ¾ cups chocolate chips mini
Instructions
- Slice your bananas and place half of them on a tray lined with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla and almond butter.
- Portion out the almond butter mixture onto the bananas and top each one with another banana to make a “sandwich”.
- Place in the freezer for a moment.
- In a small pot, heat the coconut oil and chocolate chips at low temperatures. Once mostly melted, remove from heat and stir to combine.
- Carefully, dip the banana sandwiches one at a time into the melted chocolate and place them back on the parchment paper.
- Freeze for thirty minutes or until you’re ready to enjoy it!
- Makes 23 banana bites (roughly)
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Anonymous says
My family loved this!
Padma says
This has two of my favorites - banana and chocolate. Love it!
fitasamamabear says
You and me both!
Evie says
These were really nice! I added some chopped almonds to the top for an added crunch and protein kick. I will make these again!
fitasamamabear says
Ohh nice add on for crunch!
Hanna says
I am so happy I found this recipe because I ran out of recipes for my toddler already. Indeed it is easier to put almond butter on the banana when its frozen. Thank you, didn't know that. My toddler gave me 2 thumbs up!
fitasamamabear says
Haha they just devour snacks all day!
Roxy says
Perfect for summer, as we're experiencing intense heat right now! Love that it only needs 5 ingredients, so healthy and delicious! The kids cant get enough. Will try other variations next time.
fitasamamabear says
Ohh send that heat this way!
Laura says
I used Sun Butter to make these nut-free, and they turned out just as delicious. And BTW thank you for the super tip about freezing the sliced bananas first. Easy preparation and less mess.
fitasamamabear says
Sun butter is such a great alternative! And happy to help with the bananas, it makes it so much easier lol