Banana Nice Cream Protein Bites {Gluten-free, dairy-free}

These no-bake banana chocolate chip bites are a healthy sweet treat recipe you can make in one bowl in less than 10 minutes. They also have an added dose of protein! Try these out next time you want a healthy dessert option.

Hi friends! Weโ€™re livinโ€™ the Disney cruise life – Iโ€™ll be sure to share some adventures + a recap soon! – but in the meantime, hereโ€™s a super quick and delicious recipe I threw together last week. I was looking to use up some groceries, and I saw a sad banana sitting in the fruit bowl.

Sad banana

I didnโ€™t want him to go to waste, so I put some ingredients in a bowl,  poured the mix into muffin cups, froze,  said a prayer, and before we knew it, the girls and I were having some tasty banana nice cream chocolate chip bites. (I kind of hate calling it โ€œnice creamโ€ but it makes sense because it isnโ€™t really ice cream, and thereโ€™s that whole SEO thing that I donโ€™t really know anything about.) I ended up adding some collagen to the mix for a little protein, and I love the nutrition stats for these!

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Just mix,

freeze for an hour or two,

These banana nice cream protein bites are a delicious and healthy no-bake dessert for summer! fitnessista.com

drizzle with melted chocolate,

These banana nice cream protein bites are a delicious and healthy no-bake dessert for summer! fitnessista.com

and eat!

So easy, and so, so good. P had one in each hand and was โ€œmmmmmโ€-ing her way around the kitchen. 

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I think youโ€™re going to love these ones.

Hereโ€™s the recipe if youโ€™d like to give it a try!

These banana nice cream protein bites are a delicious and healthy no-bake dessert for summer! fitnessista.com

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Banana Nice Cream Protein Bites {Gluten-free, dairy-free}

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These no-bake banana chocolate chip bites are a healthy sweet treat recipe you can make in one bowl in less than 10 minutes. They also have an added dose of protein! Try these out next time you want a healthy dessert option.

  • Author: Gina Harney // The Fitnessista
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

Scale

125g banana

1/4 cup nut butter of choice (I used Nuttzo)

1/3 cup almond meal

Lots of cinnamon

2 scoops of collagen

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (plus more for drizzling)

Instructions

In a large bowl, mash the banana.

Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Line 6 muffin tins and pout the mixture evenly into the muffin tins.

Place in the freezer to harder for about 2 hours.

Melt extra chocolate chips in a glass bowl, and drizzle over the bites. Serve immediately and store any leftovers (if you have them!) in the freezer for the next time you want a sweet bite.

These banana nice cream protein bites are a delicious and healthy no-bake dessert for summer! fitnessista.com

Makes 6 bites. Nutrition stats per bite: 150 kcal // 11.2g fat // 14.3g carbs // 5.3g protein

Whatโ€™s your favorite healthier sweet option?

xo

Gina

More of my fave healthy desserts:

Pumpkin cheesecake

Crumble in a jar

Microwave chocolate mug cake

Double chocolate protein muffin

Chocolate avocado chia pudding

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10 Comments

  1. Lily Barron on May 28, 2019 at 11:50 am

    We are vegans, is tLilyhere a substitute for collagen?

    • Fitnessista on May 29, 2019 at 12:56 am

      You can absolutely skip it!

  2. Fitnessista on May 29, 2019 at 12:57 am

    Please let me know if you give it a try ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Dominique Cheylise on May 29, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    Yum, this looks and sounds so amazing! I’ll have to try it. Thanks so much for sharing!

    • Fitnessista on May 30, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      please let me know if you give it a try!

  4. Janice O'Kane on May 30, 2019 at 6:14 am

    YUM! Definitely making soonest!

    • Fitnessista on May 30, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      they’re so good!! ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Brooke Newell on July 1, 2019 at 7:32 am

    Sub for almond meal??

    • Fitnessista on July 1, 2019 at 11:40 pm

      i’d use ground oats!

  6. Fitnessista on July 8, 2019 at 10:48 pm

    so happy you liked them!

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