Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites

A delicious chocolate dessert made from simple ingredients, and is a great treat to enjoy on a hot summer’s day. With banana, chocolate, and peanut butter, this classic flavour combination delivers a sweet snack to satisfy that dessert craving, along with a source of folatefiber and protein, and is an excellent source of potassium.

Ingredients:

Large Banana 2 each 2 each
Chocolate Chips ¼ cup 50 mL
Natural Peanut Butter ¼  cup 50 mL
Unsweetened Coconut Flakes 1 tbsp 15 mL

Directions:

  1. Line a large, shallow Tupperware container with parchment or wax paper.
  2. Chop both bananas into 1-inch pieces. Each banana should give you about 5-6 pieces.
  3. Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter together in the microwave on high for about a minute. Stir until smooth.
  4. Dip banana pieces in chocolate-peanut butter mixture to coat (If bananas are cold, this may be tricky), then place in the prepared Tupperware. You can spoon any excess chocolate over the tops of the banana pieces.
  5. Sprinkle with unsweetened coconut flakes.
  6. Close container and freeze for an hour. Enjoy!

Hint: Try crunchy peanut butter and leave out the coconut!

Makes 4 servings (87g /serving). 1 Serving =  ½ a banana (approx. 3 pieces).

Adapted From: foodgawker.