Chocolate-Banana-Nut Butter Bites Rolled In Toasted Hazelnuts
Small bitesize treats, perfect for a filling snack.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Heatproof glass bowl to fit saucepan
- Chopping board
- Blunt knife
- Large tray
- Tin foil or parchment paper
- Smaller bowls
Ingredients
- 2 large very ripe bananas (chilled so they're easier to handle) or 3 smaller
- 100 g dark chocolate Use 70% cacao solids or above if you want these bites to be low in refined sugar.
- Couple tbsp smooth peanut butter or smooth nut butter of choice.
- ½ cup chopped, toasted hazelnuts peanuts to roll You can use other chopped nuts of your choice too.
- Cocktail sticks optional
Instructions
- Break your chocolate up into smaller pieces and place in a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering hot water on a low heat. Do not let the bowl dip into the water as this can create too much heat and burn your chocolate. The idea is to have a saucepan and glass bowl of the correct sizes so that your bowl and the saucepan fit together in a way that the bottom of the bowl does not touch your simmering water. Alternatively, you can microwave your chocolate to melt it, but you would need to look for at the attached YouTube video below for instructions.
- Meanwhile, carefully chop your ripe, chilled bananas into around 8 even slices.
- Have your chopped nuts (you can use any nuts, but we used hazelnuts) in a bowl ready to dip. If your nuts need chopping, then be sure to do them quite finely in order for them to stick well. Also have your smooth peanut butter in a separate bowl ready to dip. Use smaller, deeper bowls for this. If your peanut butter is too firm, then you may wish to heat it slightly in the same fashion as your chocolate.
- Cover a large baking tray (as long as it fits in your fridge or freezer) with tin foil or parchment paper and leave aside ready for your chocolate bites.
- Once you have your chocolate melted and your other ingredients prepped, you need to work fast as your chocolate can start to set depending on the atmosphere in your kitchen. Be aware, this is going to get messy so have paper towels ready to wipe your hands.
- Firstly, smother you banana with the peanut butter. If you're using a runnier nut butter, then you may get away with just dipping. But if it's more firm, then you may have to spread it on with a knife. Be sure that all surfaces of the banana piece are covered in nut butter.
- Now dip your nut butter, covered banana pieces into your melted chocolate. Again, you may need the help of a blunt knife in this process and, again, this is going to get messy!
- Lastly, roll your chocolate covered banana piece in the chopped nuts and try to get a good coating. Pop carefully onto your lined tray and keep going until you run out of ingredients. You may wish to add a cocktail stick or similar to your banana bites at this point to make them easier to eat, but it's not essential.
- Now you're ready to freeze or refrigerate, depending on preference. They will take about an hour or so to freeze solid, but you can eat way before then ;-) Eat straight from freezer (best way) or fridge and enjoy.