Healthy No-Bake Peanut Butter Cups with Oats & Banana
The perfect little snack! A lightly sweet crust that features fibre-rich oats, topped with a fun, hidden banana slice and filled with decadent dark chocolate and sweet, creamy peanut butter. Full of protein, healthy fats and fibre for the dietitian in me and super-simple, convenient and kid-loved for the mom in me! This recipe calls for runny natural peanut butter. If yours isn’t runny, see my tip at the bottom of the recipe for best results.
Ingredients
1st layer:
- 2 cups rolled or quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup natural smooth peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 banana sliced into 12 round slices
2nd layer:
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
3rd layer:
- 1/2 cup natural smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Optional top layer:
- Drizzled melted chocolate
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Layer a standard muffin tin with paper, silicone or parchment cups.
- Make the 1st layer: Except for the banana slices, mix together the 1st layer ingredients, adding a few spoonfuls of water if needed for moisture. Evenly distribute in the cups, a scant 1/4 cup per cavity, pressing firmly down with your fingers or the base of a measuring cup.
- Place one banana slice on top of the oat mixture in each cup.
- Make the 2nd layer: To a microwave safe cup or bowl, add the chocolate and coconut oil. Add to a microwave and heat in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until mostly melted. Stir, until fully melted. Be careful not to overcook or the mixture will harden.
- 5. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons or so on top of each oat layer, which leaves a little for the chocolate drizzle at the end, if desired. If you aren’t adding the drizzle, go ahead and use 2 teaspoons per cavity.
- Now, we’ll freeze the cups on a flat surface for about 5-10 minutes.
- Make the 3rd layer: Stir together the 3rd layer ingredients, until combined. Add a scant tablespoon of this mixture overtop each cup.
- Lastly, top each cup with a drizzle of chocolate and a little sprinkle of sea salt (both optional).
- Return the pan to the freezer for around 30 minutes, until cups are solid. Enjoy!
Notes
If your natural peanut butter isn’t runny, heat it in the microwave in 15 second increments, stirring in between, until melted.
These cups can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months for convenience.
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