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Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites [vegan + gluten-free]

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Naturally sweetened peanut butter banana bites are that are soft, chewy, and delicious! You can make a whole batch in just 30 minutes, and this vegan, gluten-free snack is sure to satisfy your hunger.

Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Hi everyone! Excited to be guest posting on Healthy Helper today! My name is Elaine Lin and I’m a sophomore at MIT majoring in computer science. In my spare time, I blog at FoodParsed and share recipes that you can actually make. 🙂 I’m excited to be sharing one of those recipes with you today!

There’s nothing better than freshly baked banana bread, correct? Unfortunately, so many recipes include a whole cup of sugar! Since bananas are already so sweet and yummy, you can use them to make naturally sweetened baked goods.

Similarly to these banana oat bars, these peanut butter banana bites rely only on banana for sweetness. A touch of molasses (the main flavoring in brown sugar) adds a special rich, dark flavor.

Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Starting from the basic peanut butter banana base, you can add in whatever mix-ins you like. Toss in chocolate chips for the class chocolate + peanut butter + banana combo, coconut for a tropical twist, or peanuts for extra crunch.

Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites

If you love peanut butter and bananas, you ‘ll love these peanut butter banana bites. You get 12 perfectly sized treats to satisfy your hunger or your sweet tooth.

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Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites

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5 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Kaila Proulx
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 12 bites 1x
  • Category: Sweet Snacks
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups of oatmeal
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup of peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon of molasses
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Add all of the ingredients a large bowl, and stir to combine.
  3. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Divide the dough equally onto the baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 13-15 minutes until solid.
  5. Serve immediately. Leftovers keep well in the fridge for a few days.

Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites from Healthy Helper....vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened snack bites made with the best combination of ingredients, banana and peanut butter!

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Kaila here! Big thanks to Elaine for these delicious looking cookies! I know what I’ll be making when my next urge to bake strikes! 😉 

 
 
 
 
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79 responses to “Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Bites [vegan + gluten-free]”

  10. I’m trying to get my kids to eat a bit more healthy. I think they would like this recipe. I am also hosting a new link party and would love to have you link up with us. It is called Sweeet Inspiration and runs Friday till Tuesday. Hope to see you there.

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  16. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe at the #RecipeSharingParty! I hope to see you next week. Pinned and Yummed. Please visit #OverTheMoon on Sunday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings for more sharing fun! Don’t forget to Comment your link #’s so I can be sure to visit and you get a chance to be featured!

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  21. HI Kaila,
    This sounds like a healthy and tasty snack that would be quick & easy to make. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!

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  23. I love the combination for your awesome bites! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
    Miz Helen

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  24. Love this! Simple, easy, few ingredients-that I already have on hand! And they look delish! I love that you can add different items each time to change up the flavor! I was at an event last night and they had home-made banana bread, it looked so good, but full of gluten! This will fix that craving.

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  26. I”m pretty sure I could eat these everyday. And the kiddos at my gym will likely devour them (I’ll use sunbutter instead of peanut butter just to be safe). Thanks for sharing, definitely going to be sharing this with the mom’s in my gym!!

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