Boy do I love a good chocolate covered banana bite. I first made them a year or two ago and they’ve been a favourite warm-weather dessert ever since.
There’s just something about the firm layer of chocolate encasing a cold, pillow-y banana that gets me every time…
This week, I was craving chocolate banana bites, but I wanted to try something a bit different. My first idea was to just make the chocolate banana bites in mini cupcake liners (and mess-free to boot). Of course, other ingredients popped into my mind and a “banana split” was born.
I used these mini cupcake liners to contain the mess and it worked great. No more chocolate dripping everywhere!
Slice a couple strawberries.
Make sure you use the sweetest strawberries you can find. Mine weren’t very sweet and they tasted quite tart in the bites. I can’t wait until local strawberries are in season around here!
Melt the chocolate and set up a work station with coconut, finely chopped walnuts, etc:
Add 1/2 a teaspoon of melted chocolate…
Spread it out with the back of the spoon. Add a drizzle of drippy nut butter if you’d like.
and sprinkle on the walnuts and coconut.
Easy as 1, 2, 3….4.
Place ‘em in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Clean the bowl while you wait…
Pop it out of the liner and stuff in face. The only thing missing is some whipped coconut cream!
Serve on a tray for a party, make with your kids, or just keep a stash hidden away in your freezer like I did. No one ever has to know about them…they can be our little secret.
Mess Free Banana Split Bites
Yield
20 bites
Prep time
Cook time
0 minutes
Chill time
15
Total time
At just 40 calories per bite, these banana splits are a healthy snack or dessert perfect for the warmer spring and summer months.
Ingredients
- 2 medium bananas, peeled & cut into 10 pieces each
- 2-3 strawberries, cut in half and sliced to make 20 pieces
- 6 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (see tips below)
- drippy Nut butter, to drizzle on (optional)
- 1.5 tbsp shredded coconut
- 2 tbsp finely chopped walnuts
Directions
- Place 20 mini cupcake liners on a small baking sheet. Slice bananas and place 1 piece into each. Do the same for the strawberries.
- In a small pot on the stovetop or in a microwave, melt the chocolate and coconut oil on low. Remove from heat and stir well to melt the remaining chunks.
- Make a workstation with the bites, melted chocolate, coconut, walnuts, and optional nut butter. Spoon on 1/2 teaspoon of melted chocolate onto a bite and gently spread out. Drizzle on nut butter (optional). Quickly sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. Repeat for the remaining 19 bites.
- Freeze for a minimum of 15 minutes. If they are in the freezer for a long time and freeze solid, let them sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to soften up a bit. I put mine in a Tupperware container for storage.
Nutrition Information
(click to expand)Nutritional info: (per bite, makes 20, without nut butter): 40 cals, 3 grams fat (1 g sat), 5 grams carbs, 3 grams sugar, 1 gram protein.
Tips & Tricks:
- Yellow, just ripened bananas work best here. You don’t want to use really spotted, mushy bananas.
- The coconut oil serves two purposes in the melted chocolate: 1) It helps thin out the chocolate, making it easier to spread, and 2) it hardens the chocolate a bit faster, making that nice chocolate shell on top. You can get away with omitting it, but you will need to melt more chocolate chips so you have enough to spread on.
- Use the sweetest strawberries you can get your hands on for the best overall taste. Mine were quite tart and not the best in these bites.
- Feel free to use any toppings you wish! Get creative with it. You can also double the chocolate if you want a really chocolaty bite.
- Not surprisingly, these become SOLID when in the freezer for a long time. Leave them on the counter to soften for about 15 minutes before enjoying.
- Don’t want to use bananas? Try a small spoonful of dairy-free ice cream into each liner instead.
Well, I’m off to do some major updates to the online vegan shopping guide. Thanks for all your great suggestions yesterday! I will be adding them in soon.
These look so pretty! I have all the ingredients… I’m off to make them right now!
If I could eat the computer, I would right now! It’s breakfast time..and I’m hungry..and now I want strawberries and chocolate! Yum! Thanks for the great idea!
Angela, have to say those are brilliant and beautiful one-bite wonders! Nicely done. :)
-Dreena
Thank you Dreena!
Beautiful! I’ve made choco covered banana slices and chocolate covered strawberries but never have I combined them! They’re so pretty and I can only imagine how delicious they taste!
These are gorgeous! I am making them tonight, what a great treat!! I love the reipe! I mde chocolate cashew nut butter and I am going to use that as my chocolate replacement. Thanks ANgela, I love this!!
WOW.. these look amazing! I can’t wait to try them out for myself!!
these would be fantastic to make with some kids, I think they’d really enjoy it!
I made these for my in-laws last night and they LOVED them!!! …I did too! It was my first time using the Mega Chunk brand semi sweet chocolate chipsthat i see you use often and i am hooked!!!! Thank you so much for you simple delicious recipes!!!
so glad to hear that! mine are almost gone ;)
Oh my, that is a fabulous idea. My two favourite fruits dipped in chocolate are strawberry and banana, and I love things like strawberry-banana shakes, so why I never thought of putting the two together with chocolate is beyond me. Yum!
Ahh this is such a good idea!! Definitely pulling these out of the bag at some point in the very near future!! Thanks! :)
I just stumbled upon your blog. I love the front page but I absolutely love the most recent photos. Wow! Great work and can’t wait to try them :)
Thank you Sarah! Take care :)
This is such a great idea! I love it and can’t wait to try it out with my kids! :)
Seriously!? Can I have these delivered straight to my belly please? I want to eat the computer screen these look so delicious.
These look so lovely! I love love love chocolate + banana combination. Adding strawberries, coconut flakes, and walnuts sounds even better!
Those are beautiful- almost too pretty to eat, but also delicious so it would be hard not to pop ’em right into your mouth! Perfect for a summer BBQ [assuming they wouldn’t melt] :D
LOve the pics, especially the 1234 pic, really simplified it out.
Love this idea, usually I don’t like chocolate cause it makes me feel sick but I think this won’t.
Total yumness, lots easier and healthier than baking!
What a fabulous idea! I cannot wait to make these little treats for summer cookouts.
Ummm…amazing! And perfect for a party.
Just stumbled across your blog and instantly fell in love! YUM and such a clever idea!
Thank you Amber!
I made these last night for a sweet, weight friendly treat and they were delish! Thanx
glad to hear that! Mine are all gone…doh! heh