Sheila’s Five-Minute Peanut Butter Banana Bites

There are times when life gets crazy and we just don’t have time to make an elaborate dessert. There are times in the summer when we just can’t bear the thought of turning on our oven but still want something other than fruit or ice cream for dessert. There are times we’re making a heavy meal and want a light dessert. And there are times that we really want to satisfy our sweet tooth without feeling guilty.

For those times, these five-minute peanut butter banana bites will do the trick.

They take about 5 minutes to make, and they make a wonderful “no-bake” dessert that both grown-ups and kids alike will love!

They’re light on your stomach if you’ve eaten a rich dinner but still want something sweet.

And you can indulge without feeling guilty because they’re so tiny and more nutritious than let’s say brownies or cookies. Click here for the nutritional information on the shells by the way.

Another neat thing about these peanut butter bites is that you can freeze them in a plastic container and enjoy them icy cold too without having to thaw them out. The filling freezes with the consistency of ice cream, and the pastry is soft to bite into as well. It’s nice when you can make a dessert ahead of time and have something ready when company comes over.

The best thing is these little bites taste great!!! They’re smooth and creamy, packed with flavor, and cool and freshing going down. And the chocolate chip on the top…well…that’s definitely the icing on the cake!

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Sheila’s Five-Minute Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/3 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter
• 1 pkg. Athens Mini Fillo Shells (contains 15 pre-baked shells)
• 1 tbsp. raw honey
• 2 tbsp. plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp. dry vanilla pudding mix (I used the cook and serve kind and not the instant kind)
• 15 semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

• Freeze a banana overnight. (If you’re like me, this step isn’t necessary because I always have frozen bananas in my freezer.)
• Place the banana in the microwave for about 10 seconds, and then remove the banana peel with a knife. If it’s still too frozen to peel it, microwave it for another 5 seconds.
• Remove the Athens Mini Fillo Shells from the freezer.
• Slice the banana into quarters and then place the banana slices in a blender (or food processor).
• Add the yogurt, honey, and peanut butter, put the lid on your blender, and then press the “food processor” button on your blender for about 10 seconds.
• Turn the blender off, remove the lid, and stir.
• Repeat the same step until the banana and peanut butter have mixed together well.
• At this point, the mixture will be a little too thin so add the dry vanilla pudding mix, blending it in for a few seconds.
• Take a spoon and fill up each of the mini pastry shells with the peanut butter banana mixture.
• Place a chocolate chip on top of each one.
• Serve chilled or you can freeze them in a plastic container.