Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter FroYo Bites (Vegan No-Bake)
These Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter FroYo Bites are chocolatey, rich, refreshing and packed with a delicious peanut buttery frozen yoghurt filling. They are the perfect no-bake recipe and are fully vegan, gluten-free and easy to make.
I love no-bake recipes and these new cups are a new favourite of mine as they are chocolatey, peanut buttery, packed with banana and taste like an indulgent dessert. They are loaded with healthy and simple ingredients, and can be ready in 15 minutes or less. They are a life saver to keep in the fridge or freezer for when you fancy some lunch dessert or an afternoon pick me up.
Why will I love these bites?
These little beauties are delicious:
- Rich, chocolatey and peanut buttery
- Loaded with cooling frozen yoghurt and banana
- Taste like banana and Nutella together
- Have a brownie-like base
- Topped with a banana and creamy yoghurt mix
- Naturally sweetened and high in fibre
- Naturally vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free
- Easy to make nut-free
- Great for on the go snacks or after-dinner desserts
- Easy and quick to make
- Impressive to serve to friends yet so easy
If you already love the sound of these cups then skip ahead to the recipe card below. Or, first let’s discuss the recipe in more detail.
What ingredients do I need?
The ingredient list is simple and you can see my favourites in the “shop the recipe” section below.
For the brownie base:
- Oat flour: or you can use oats and blend them yourself in a blender to resemble a flour. I do not recommend swapping this for any other flour as the base is un-baked. Make sure the oats/oat flour are gluten-free, where needed.
- Cacao powder: to make this mixture chocolatey, we use raw cacao powder. Or you can use 100% cocoa powder, too.
- Smooth peanut butter: to add the peanut butter flavour as well as to bind the base together. Make sure the peanut butter is 100% peanuts (with some salt, if you like) and it’s smooth and runny.
- Maple syrup: this makes the base naturally sweet like a brownie and you can use agave syrup or another sticky syrup you like.
As for the FroYo filling:
- Crunchy peanut butter: I like to add some texture into these cups so adding crunchy peanut butter into the bases tastes and feels so good. If you don’t have any, you can use more smooth nut butter.
- Banana: adding banana slices to the cups is so delicious and tastes like Nutella and banana together, which is so dreamy. If you don’t like banana, you can use a slice of strawberry in each cup, too.
- Thick coconut yoghurt: this is for the frozen-yoghurt part (aka FroYo) and make sure it’s thick, creamy and only contains the best ingredients for the tastiest and most wholesome cups. I use the Cocos Organic natural or vanilla yoghurt.
- Peanut butter and maple syrup: as above. These are stirred into the creamy filling to make it so dreamy.
Finally, the chocolate top:
- Dark chocolate: use your favourite chocolate to add onto these bites, I like a minimum 70% dark chocolate but any dairy-free chocolate will be great.
- Coconut oil: this is for the chocolate topping and is optional. I like to add it as it makes the top set slightly softer so it won’t crack as easily and also for the shine.
- Peanut butter: for swirling on top.
- Dark chocolate bananas: these are from Natures Heart and they are delicious. Dried banana pieces tossed in dark chocolate and cacao powder – perfect for adding on top of these bites and they inspired this recipe. If you don’t have any, you can use anything on top like chocolate raisins or peanuts or leave them plain.
Are these gluten-free and nut-free?
These are naturally gluten-free, as long as your oats are certified gluten-free. To make these nut-free, swap the peanut butter for tahini or sunflower seed butter throughout the recipe and check your chocolate and yoghurt for hidden nuts. If avoiding peanuts, swap the peanut butter for another nut butter like almond or cashew.
How do I make them?
These are so easy to make:
- Stir together the brownie ingredients: and press into cupcake or muffin holes for the bases.
- Chill in the fridge: which allows them to hold their shape.
- Whisk together the FroYo ingredients: until smooth.
- Fill the cups with peanut butter, banana and the FroYo filling: to the top of the cup case.
- Chill in the fridge or freezer: until firm to touch.
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil and pour over the cups: swirling on the peanut butter.
- Top with the dark chocolate bananas: and set in the fridge or freezer again.
How long will they last?
These will keep for 1 week in a sealed container in the fridge or 1 month, wrapped well, in the freezer. Allow to thaw for 20 minutes or so, before eating from the freezer.
What else can I make?
If you are looking for more no-bake recipes:
- Baklava-Style Fudge Cups
- Vegan Lemon and Blueberry Tart
- Strawberry Pistachio Chocolate Ganache Cups
- Cherry Bakewell Cookie Cups
- Chocolate Berry FroYo Cups
Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter FroYo Bites (Vegan No-Bake)
These Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter FroYo Bites are chocolatey, rich, refreshing and packed with a delicious peanut buttery frozen yoghurt filling. They are the perfect no-bake recipe and are fully vegan, gluten-free and easy to make.
Ingredients
For the Brownie Base:
- 100g oat flour (oats blended into a flour)
- 50g cacao powder
- 75g smooth peanut butter
- 75ml maple syrup
- A pinch of salt
For the FroYo and Filling:
- 5 heaped tsp crunchy peanut butter
- 1 banana, sliced
- 80g thick coconut yoghurt
- 50g smooth peanut butter
- 20ml maple syrup
For Topping:
- 180g dark chocolate, chopped small
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 5 tsp smooth peanut butter
- 20 dark chocolate bananas
Instructions
- Use a silicone muffin tray or line a regular tray with muffin/cupcake cases.
- For the brownie base: stir together the ingredients to a sticky mix. Divide the mix into 10 equal pieces, roll into balls and place one ball in each case. Press down (using a spoon) to make a cup. Place in the fridge while you make the filling.
- For the FroYo filling: whisk together the yoghurt, smooth peanut butter and maple syrup until smooth. You can place into a piping bag, if you like.
- To fill the cups: remove the trays from the fridge and place in some of the crunchy peanut butter. Top with a slice of banana and spoon or pipe over the froyo filling. Place in the freezer for 30-60 minutes, until firm to touch.
- For the topping: melt together the dark chocolate and coconut oil either in the microwave or over a double boiler (aka bain-marie).
- To finish: remove the trays from the freezer and pour over the melted chocolate. Spoon on some more peanut butter and swirl through. Top each cup with 2 dark chocolate bananas and return to the fridge or freezer for 10-20 minutes, until set.
- Remove from the cases and enjoy from the fridge or freezer. Keep in a sealed container in the fridge for 1 week or the freezer for 1 month.
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With froyo love x
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