Chocolate Banana Bites
Ingredients
- 2.5 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup natural peanut or almond butter *I used Nuts ‘n More Nut butter.
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- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 teaspoons coconut oil
Directions
-Peel and slice bananas into rounds about 1/2 inch thick.
-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
-Place about 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter on a banana slice and top with another banana slice to make a little banana peanut butter sandwich.
-Repeat until all banana slices are used and you have about 20 bites.
-Place bites on two parchment-lined baking sheets and place in the freezer to harden for about 45 minutes
-Once banana bites have been in the freezer for over an hour, melt your chocolate by adding chocolate and coconut oil to a glass bowl.
-Heat for 1-2 minutes until chocolate is completely melted.
-Once the chocolate is melted, remove one sheet pan of your frozen banana bites from the freezer.
-Dip each frozen banana bite into the melted chocolate using a fork until each bite is fully coated.
-Place chocolate-covered bites back on the parchment-lined platter.
-Place back in the freezer to harden up, grab your second platter, and continue until all the bites have been dipped.
-Let both platters of chocolate-covered bites harden in the freezer for about 20 minutes.
-Transfer the bites into a freezer-safe storage container for future consumption for up to 2 months.
-Let thaw for 3-5 minutes before eating!
Makes roughly 20 banana bites
Nutrition facts for 1 bite in a batch of roughly 20 bites: 100 kcal 6 g fat 10 g carbs 3 g protein
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In good health and wellness,
Wendi Irlbeck, MS, RDN, LD, CISSN
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