Description
Creamy peanut butter banana cups blend delightful flavors from quick homemade desserts. Sweet chocolate shells cradle silky filling, promising a delectable treat you won’t want to miss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (175 g) dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- ½ cup (120 g) natural peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup (optional, for extra sweetness)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp coconut oil (optional, for a smoother texture)
- Crushed peanuts
- Sea salt flakes
- Banana chips
Instructions
- Preparation: Mash ripe bananas in a medium bowl until completely smooth, eliminating all visible chunks.
- Blending: Incorporate creamy peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract, stirring until the mixture achieves a luxurious, uniform consistency with no visible ingredient separation.
- Texture Check: Ensure the final mixture is silky, spreadable, and capable of holding its shape, creating a perfect base for the peanut butter banana cups.
Notes
- Choose Perfectly Ripe Bananas: Select bananas with brown spots for maximum sweetness and easier mashing, ensuring a rich, natural flavor profile.
- Blend Ingredients Smoothly: Use a spatula or whisk to create a completely uniform mixture, eliminating any lumps or ingredient separation for a creamy texture.
- Control Sweetness Levels: Adjust honey quantity based on banana ripeness and personal preference, allowing flexibility for different taste preferences.
- Optimize Chilling Technique: Refrigerate the mixture for 15-20 minutes before serving to enhance texture and help the cups set more firmly, creating a more enjoyable eating experience.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 152
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg