Bite into a cool, creamy snack with these Frozen Yogurt Bananas! Instead of full frozen banana pops, these treats come in easy bite-sized form, perfect for popping straight into your mouth. Made with just 5 ingredients, you can customize them with your favorite toppings for an easy, kid-approved summertime snack.
"These banana bites are perfect for any season! I chose crushed walnuts for the toppings and it gave the perfect crunchy texture. Will try shredded coconut when I make the next batch." -Jim
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
- 👪Serves: 3
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 198 kcals and 7 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Bananas, Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, liquid stevia.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: No-bake, gluten-free, kid-friendly, and can be made dairy-free.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: These frozen yogurt-dipped bananas are creamy, customizable, and perfectly refreshing. Making them an easy, healthy snack for hot days.
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Who says delicious snacks have to be sugar-loaded and unhealthy? I love that these frozen yogurt banana pops are naturally sweet, made with simple ingredients, and always a hit with kids (just like these strawberry lemonade protein popsicles).
While they only take about 5 minutes to prep, the banana bites do need time to fully freeze. For best results, whip up a big batch the night before a hot day and let them firm up so they’re ready to grab and enjoy in the summer sun (hint: these chocolate frozen bananas are a hit too :P).
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Kid-approved: Adults and kids alike love snacking on these healthy banana bites because they're so cool and refreshing.
Versatile: The frozen bananas can be decorated and adjusted for so many flavors that it's easy to make them seem like "new" again.
Balanced snack: With the protein from the yogurt and natural sugar from bananas, this recipe is a favorite because it's such a balanced treat!
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Yogurt: The kind you choose will alter the taste of the bananas, just like with this protein frozen yogurt. I like to use a dairy-free Greek yogurt for added protein (normal Greek works too). That's the base of these Greek yogurt protein bars.
- Bananas: You want them ripe so that they're sweet but not too ripe or they'll be really tricky to coat in yogurt.
- Stevia: I use this as I use unflavored yogurt, but know that any sweetener will work (honey and maple syrup are great, like in this protein frozen yogurt!), and if you have a flavored yogurt, you don't need this at all.
- Make it vegan: To make these yogurt-dipped bananas vegan-friendly, just use a vegan-based yogurt.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Variations
Flavored yogurt: Change the taste of these Greek yogurt banana bites with different flavored yogurts.
Extra protein: Want to bump up the protein? Whisk Collagen Powder into your yogurt. I do this especially as I use a dairy-free yogurt. It's the cleanest protein you'll find and a great way to eat more protein.
Toppings: Drizzle on dairy-free chocolate glaze, coconut milk caramel sauce, or top the banana bites with crushed nuts, sprinkles, or shredded coconut. This is actually really fun to do with kids to get them in the kitchen.
How To Make Frozen Yogurt Banana Bites
Step 1: Slice the bananas evenly, roughly ½ inch thick.
Step 2: Mix together the yogurt, stevia, and vanilla, then coat the bananas.
Step 3: Lay the bananas on parchment paper and sprinkle toppings over them. Freeze.
Expert Tips
If you're using a flavored yogurt, eliminate the stevia and the vanilla extract.
Use bananas that are ripe but not too soft, or they'll be too tricky to coat and will mush together.
Bananas freeze pretty solid, let the bites sit on the counter for 5 minutes before serving.
A lot of people make these yogurt-covered bananas into banana pops! Which are most definitely delicious. If you're worried about messy hands with these bites, simply put a box of toothpicks out beside the bites to grab them.
Store leftover banana bites in an airtight container in the freezer (ideally in a single layer) for up to 1 month.
Frozen Yogurt Banana Bites FAQs
So long as the bananas are peeled, you can make frozen banana bites with pre-frozen bananas. Bananas are normally soft enough to cut into frozen so all you'd need to do is dip them and get them back into the freezer.
Because the bananas are well, frozen, they do tend to melt. However, we find them a little too frozen right out of the freezer. Thus, to eat them, grab a bowl and let them sit for 3-5 minutes outside to thaw ever so slightly. Then, let the kids at them. The banana bites will stay frozen/in tasty shape for about 10 minutes on a hot day so grab them fast!
If the bananas have melted slightly, don't freak out! You can actually make a banana frozen yogurt recipe! Place the bananas in the freezer, melted, and let them re-freeze. Then, pop them into a high-powered blender and make banana frozen yogurt (no ice cream maker needed!)!
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Easy Frozen Yogurt Bananas
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Equipment
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
For the bananas
- ¾ cup greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 drop liquid stevia
- 2 bananas cut into half inch slices
Toppings
- 2 tbs coconut shredded
- 1.5 tbs walnuts diced
- 2 tbs mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine Greek yogurt, vanilla and stevia and mix to combine.
- Line a cutting board or baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Working in batches, place the sliced banana into the yogurt mixture and carefully coat the bananas. Use a spoon and be careful not to break the banana. Be generous with the mixture.
- Place the yogurt covered banana onto the parchment paper.
- Once all the bananas are covered, top each banana bite with either chocolate chips, walnuts, coconut or any topping of choice. Lightly press the topping into the bite with a spatula..
- Place the cutting board into the freezer for two hours to set.
- To eat, remove the pops from the freezer, and let sit at room temperature for five minutes
Notes
- The type of yogurt you choose will affect the flavor and texture of the frozen yogurt banana bites. Both regular and dairy-free Greek yogourt is fine.
- If using a flavored yogurt, omit the vanilla and the stevia; it's not needed.
- The bananas freeze very solidly, let that 3-5 minutes before popping them in your mouth
- Eat them quickly! The frozen bananas will begin to melt after ten minutes or so in the sun
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
KC says
This is hands down my favorite banana snack. It’s so good! I prepared it last night and ate it today after working out.
I’m really committed to my fitness journey, so I’ve made your blog my go-to resource for healthy snack alternatives. Thank you for sharing awesome recipes!
fitasamamabear says
Glad you enjoyed them!
Marta says
This is a protein bomb that my son loved, he just added a vanilla protein powder for muscle building, haha.
fitasamamabear says
Always a hit when kids love them!
Julia says
Recently discovered these Frozen Yogurt Bananas, and my kids can't get enough! The creamy yogurt coating on the frozen banana is such a delicious combo, and they're so easy to customize with different toppings!
fitasamamabear says
They're such a refreshing snack!
Jim says
These banana bites are perfect for any season! I chose crushed walnuts for the toppings and it gave the perfect crunchy texture. Will try shredded coconut when I make the next batch.
fitasamamabear says
Yay! They're a refreshing snack for sure.
Andrew says
How long could these keep in the freezer?
fitasamamabear says
I had mine for about three months though by that point they were a bit freezer burnt. By estimate, I'd say about six weeks!
Rosalyn says
This looks so simple, and easy to make! Plus I enjoy eating bananas!
fitasamamabear says
You honestly can't go wrong with bananas... an frozen makes them have an ice cream like texture!
Jos says
Ooh, love this idea! I'm always looking for easy and healthy snacks like these to munch on throughout the week!
fitasamamabear says
It's a fun one! Perfect on a warmer day.
Emmi says
I love this idea! They're almost like ice cream bites but much healthier! I can't wait to try them out.
fitasamamabear says
That's exactly what they are! And you can top them with whatever you have on hand/enjoy. I've even done yogurt and topped with a dab of almond butter- so tasty.
Emily Morton says
These look absolutely delicious! Such a great snack for this hot weather!
-Emily @ livingfitwithemily.com
fitasamamabear says
They're perfect because it's similar to banana ice cream bites!
Liz says
Love this idea! I bet my kids would love these too. We are going to try some this weekend!
fitasamamabear says
Let me know how they go over with your kids- mine little one loves it!
Rebecca says
Love the banana bites! Such a creative recipe -- I will have to try to do these this weekend!
fitasamamabear says
They're so simple! Easy to whip up and tasty to munch on 🙂