These easy and delicious chocolate-covered banana clusters are a healthy cold treat the whole family will love!
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With summer in full swing, we’re enjoying plenty of ice cream, snow cones, popsicles, and cold treats. But as usual, I’m always looking for new ways to put a healthier spin on recipes to pack in more nutrition. These yogurt clusters are no exception. They are cold, creamy, and nutty, with a crunchy chocolatey shell, similar to an ice cream bar. The Greek yogurt gives this dessert a good dose of protein. And the combination of the banana, peanut butter, and chocolate is a match made in heaven.
Ingredients For Chocolate-Covered Banana Clusters:
- Greek Yogurt: The main ingredient, full-fat greek yogurt is rich and creamy.
- Mashed Ripe Bananas: The bananas give it a sweet and creamy taste. You could substitute strawberries or another fruit instead of bananas if you want.
- Peanut Butter: You just need a little bit, but it goes so well with the banana and chocolate. Any nut butter would be great in this recipe or you could omit it.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract gives any dessert a fabulous taste.
- Honey: Since this recipe calls for plain greek yogurt, this will naturally sweeten this recipe.
- Walnuts: The nuts add healthy fats and a nice crunch but it’s completely optional.
- Melted Chocolate: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips but feel free to use any chocolate you prefer.
This will become your new healthy summer treat!
Frozen Chocolate-Covered Banana Clusters
These easy and delicious chocolate-covered banana clusters are a healthy cold treat the whole family will love!They are cold, creamy, and nutty, with a crunchy chocolatey shell, similar to an ice cream bar. The Greek yogurt gives this dessert a good dose of protein. And the combination of the banana, peanut butter, and chocolate is a match made in heaven.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups chopped ripe but firm banana
- 1 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp chopped walnuts
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients but the chocolate.
- Using a spoon, scoop out small clusters and put them on the parchment paper, evenly spaced out.
- Freeze for an hour until the clusters are firm.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.
- Dip most of the cluster into the melted chocolate and place it back on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Freeze for an additional 5 min until the chocolate has hardened.
- Take one out of the freezer and enjoy!
