Woah.
It’s like a banana split in a jar.
Crazy Nut Butter Flavors
I once posted a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Peanut Butter.
At the end of that post, I asked for your nut butter flavor ideas. One reader (hi Kara!) went crazy with the question, offering all sorts of fun flavor ideas, from carrot cake to butterscotch to Thin Mint. She also suggested Neapolitan peanut butter, and that made me think of banana splits.
This chocolatey spread is absolutely delicious!!
Chocolate Banana-Split Butter
(gluten free!)
- 4 tablespoons nut butter (I used peanut)
- 1/2 a large, very-ripe banana (100g)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
Mash or blend everything together. (I used a Magic Bullet. If you have a large food processor, you might want to double the recipe for smoother blending.) Optional, for a caramelized taste: I like to melt the banana in the microwave for a few seconds, prior to adding other ingredients.
Stored in the fridge, it will last a couple days, but don’t ask me if it lasts any longer. I’ve never kept it around long enough to find out!
Calories per tbsp: about 40 calories (As a reference, regular peanut butter has about 100 calories per tbsp.)
Let’s just say, it wasn’t exactly the most-fun photoshoot to clean up…
Question of the Day:
Anyone have ideas for ways to eat this?
Mmmm, try layering it between Healthy Chocolate-Chip Cookies.
Or spread it on toast for a banana-split sandwich! I must admit, though, that my favorite way to eat this spread is straight from the blender. The Magic Bullet blades and my tongue have become very good friends. Oh yes; very good friends indeed.
Oh Kaite- you have my hooked on your butter recipes. I tried your microwaving the banan trick and it didn’t caramelize. Am I doing something wrong? It got soft and watery, but not gooey. How long should I microwave? Your pics are just darn fabulous!
PS- I REALLY hope you win the Foodbuzz blog award. Yours is the BEST! 🙂
Microwaving gives it a caramelized TASTE. It makes the banana flavor pop. It’s not a texture thing; just the taste.
And thank you so so much. I seriously doubt I’ll win (Joy the Baker was in Forbes Magazine! LOL she’s amazing!)… but I really feel like I won just from reading all the comments when I blogged about it. My favorite part of blogging is how NICE everyone is–including you!!
that looks super delicious! I bet it’s excellent on pancakes! I’ll have to try that 😉
This looks absolutely amazing!
Awesome shots of this- I’m surprised this recipe hasn’t already come out of your kitchen, it has CCK written all over it! I bet this would taste great spread on a sweet potato- I love sweet potatoes and nut butters of all kinds.
This looks to delicious to not make right this minute (even though I should be cooking supper instead). On oatmeal please, and on bananas, and in rice pudding, and straight up from a jar, and warmed up on ice-cream, and.. Oh, the possibilities are endless.
That’s so pretty! I always think anything presented in a jam or mason jar is instantly cuter! Love it :).
Yum!! Need to make this soon!
Ohh what a fun idea for nut butter! This sounds like it would be a delicious substitute for my usual peanut butter on wheat bread to start my morning! And your pictures look fantastic! I love the white frosting/sprinkles!
Sorry… extremely stupid question comin’ at ya: Where is the giveaway page? Thanks!
Confused. What giveaway? For the yogurts?
Oh, i mean i commented earlier asking where the chocolate giveaway winner was posted and you said that you updated it on the giveaway page. I can’t find that page- so sorry for the confusion. i am not exactly the sharpest crayon in the crayon box ( i hope i got that right) :).
https://lett-trim.today/2011/09/27/vegan-chocolate-bars-giveaway/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I am going to definitely make this soon!