Frozen Banana Snickers Bars
These frozen banana Snickers bars take bananas and bump them up a notch with a layer of creamy peanut butter, crunchy peanuts for added crunch and all wrapped in an indulgent chocolate coating. Perfect for when that sweet tooth comes calling. While these might not be super low-calorie, they’re full of great ingredients making them a guilt-free treat.
The best part is these are super customizable with the way it’s layered. You can easily swap peanut butter for jelly or another spreadable spread like Nutella (yum!!) before freezing for a fun twist or add some caramel or date caramel for a chewy inside.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Tastes like the classic candy bar…in frozen treat form.
- Made with minimal and simple ingredients.
Ingredients and Substituions:
These are the main ingredients for these frozen banana Snickers bars. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions.
- Bananas: use ripe sweet bananas for the best flavor.
- Peanut Butter: creamy peanut butter works best so we can melt it down and pour on top but you can use cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, almond butter or your favorite but butter.
- Peanuts: for the crunch layer!
- Chocolate Chips: switch with dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, or white chocolate, butterscotch chips or whatever your heart desires.
- Coconut Oil: this helps melt the chocolate chips and make them have that perfect magic hardening shell.
Dietary Modifications
- Gluten-free, as is, just make sure your chocolate chips are gluten-free.
- Dairy-free if using dairy-free chocolate chips.
How to make these healthy Snickers bars (a visual step-by-step guide):
Step 1: blend your base
Add the banana, almond milk, vanilla and salt to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth (image 1).
Step 2: pour, top and freeze
Line and rectangle 6×8 glass dish or freezer safe container with parchment paper overlapping 2 sides to make it easy to remove once frozen. Pour the banana mixture in the container so that it creates your banana ice cream layer for the ice cream bars (image 2).
Top the banana mixture the melted peanut butter drizzled over the top, spread with a rubber spatula to evenly swirl into the mixture and top with chopped peanuts (image 3). Place in the freezer for 4-6 hours until frozen solid. Once frozen remove from the container using the overlapping parchment paper. Cut into 6 equal bars.
Step 3: add chocolate coating
Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a shallow mixing bowl and microwave to melt. Start with 30 seconds and then 15-20 second increments after that, until completely melted (image 4). Mix in between each interval, to prevent burning.
Place a banana bar into the melted chocolate and cover it completely (image 5). Transfer to a parchment-lined baking tray and repeat with all 6 bars and top with flakey sea salt.
Step 4: quick freeze to harden and enjoy
Return to a flat section of the freezer and enjoy once the chocolate is solid (image 6) which does not take long.
Expert Tip!
If you want to see thick layers, freeze the banana layer and top with peanut butter and peanuts and then freeze again before adding the chocolate.
Recipe FAQs
Store in an airtight container or freezer bag in the freezer for up to 7 days.
If you want true layers, you’ll need to add an extra freezing time. Prepare the banana mixture and freeze. Remove and top with the peanut butter and peanut and refreeze. Then coat with the chocolate. No need to do this though just swirl in the peanut butter to the top of the banana mixture.
If you’re dipping something frozen into something melted it is going to try to harden it! Just reheat the chocolate if needed!
If you have a clump of chocolate you need to keep warming it until it’s melted. This takes a little while but it comes together.
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Banana Snickers
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Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas 300g
- 1 Tbsp. unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter melted
- 1 oz. roasted salted peanuts chopped, 28g
Chocolate Coating
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Add the banana, almond milk, vanilla and salt to a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Line a rectangle 6×8 glass dish or freezer safe container (rectangle meal prep containers work best!) with parchment paper overlapping 2 sides to make it easy to remove once frozen.
- Pour the banana mixture in the container so that it creates your banana ice cream layer for the ice cream bars. Top the banana mixture the melted peanut butter drizzled over the top, spread with a rubber spatula to evenly cover the top followed by the chopped peanuts.
- Place in the freezer for 4-6 hours until frozen solid. Once frozen remove from the container using the overlapping parchment paper. Cut into 6 equal bars.
- Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave to melt in 20-30 second intervals until completely melted.
- Place a banana bar into the melted chocolate and cover completely. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet, sprinkle with flakey sea salt and repeat with all 6 bars. Return to the freezer and enjoy once solid.
Notes
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
- Use ripe bananas to ensure the sweetest flavor.
- Line your freezer safe container with parchment paper to make removal of the snickers bars easier. If you forget to do this you can just run hot water on the bottom until you can pop it out. If you run too much hot water and it melts just stick it back in the freezer to harden real quick.
- Excess chocolate coating has been taken into account in the nutrition facts!
Nutrition
Photos by Marie-Catherine Dube
