Banana bark is a delicious peanut chocolate banana treat that will be your new favorite snack.
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Banana bark is easy to make, like Christmas crack. They both are made by layering yummy ingredients on a sheet pan.
How to Make Banana Bark
This is a quick and easy snack for a little pick-me-up. It’s the perfect combination of sweet, salty, nutty chocolate and banana.
First step – Slice two firm ripe bananas.
Step two – Place banana slices on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Make sure the slices are close together, and their sides are touching.
Step four: Spread the peanut butter over the banana slices.
Note: Since peanut butter can be difficult to spread, I microwaved it for 10 to 15 seconds. Then I poured the warm peanut butter over the bananas and spread it with a silicone spatula.
Optional: While preparing the chocolate, transfer your sheet pan with the banana mixture to the freezer for a couple of minutes.
Step five: Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium heat. Add one teaspoon of coconut oil to the melting chocolate and stir.
Step six – Pour the chocolate mixture over the bananas and peanut butter, then spread out evenly.
Step seven – Sprinkle on chopped peanuts. Then, transfer the sheet pan to the freezer until set.
To serve, either break apart or cut pieces.
Ingredients
Bananas – Select bananas that are ripe and very firm. Overripe bananas will not work.
Peanut butter – Smooth peanut butter or almond butter could be used for this recipe. Peanut butter is the perfect flavor to combine with chocolate.
Chocolate chips – You can use dark, semi-sweet, or milk chocolate chips. Dark chocolate adds a deep, rich flavor.
Coconut oil – Adding coconut oil to the chocolate helps to make it smoother and easier to spread. It also helps with tempering chocolate to make it set and stay shiny.
Peanuts – Chopped roasted salted peanuts add a nutty crunch.
How to Store Banana Bark
Store pieces of the bark in an airtight container in the freezer. The bark will stay fresh for a week in the freezer.
Banana Bark
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- ⅛ cup peanuts
- ½ cup Dark chocolate
- ⅓ cup Smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon Coconut oil
Instructions
- Slice two firm ripe bananas.
- Place banana slices on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Make sure the slices are close together, and their sides are touching.
- The peanut butter can be difficult to spread. Therefore, I microwave it for 10 to 15 seconds. Then, pouring on and spreading with a silicone spatula is easy. You can move your sheet pan with the banana mixture to the freezer while preparing your chocolate or leave it out.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium heat. Add one teaspoon of coconut oil to the melting chocolate and stir.
- Pour the chocolate mixture over the bananas and peanut butter, then spread out evenly.
- Sprinkle on chopped peanuts. Then, transfer the sheet pan to the freezer until set.
- To serve, either break apart or cut pieces.
Notes
Nutrition
Some topping options are peanuts, tree nuts, flake salt, sprinkles, dried fruit, and coconut flakes.
See you soon,
Kippi
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