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.
When I think of banana splits, I imagine strawberries too. I’d love to try blending strawberries into this! This would taste good in a crepe!
I think this would taste really good if you used Dark Chocolate Dreams instead of regular peanut butter >:)
Katie you take such pretty pictures. You are a master of flare. The ribbons and sprinkles take your already awesome looking creations over the top 🙂
Mmmmm banana goes with all nut butters so I am sure banana IN nut butter is incredible!
I ADORE the idea here Katie, so cute and I would love to make this sometime. With some cookies of course. 🙂
You lick the blades too?! Thank god I’m not the only one. I’ve been keeping it my dirty little secret 🙂 You are so brave Katie. Love that you just admitted that.
Haha admitting is the first step to recovery, right? 😉
any idea on how to eat it?
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE JAR i would say! 🙂 oh dear it would have been great to mix in my last cocoa/mango recipe! maybe next time i have to check your blog BEFORE i post new entries on mine 😉
oh maaannnnnn! this look sooooooooooooo good!!!
I have been known to get a bit out of control while making S’mores, and have been putting peanut butter and bananas on my grahams while making them lately. This butter would be the perfect all-in-one for that!
hahah I can certainly see how this photoshoot was a tad messy 😉
looks yummy tho! im a big fan of banana splits!
I think this butter would be great on a chocolate cookie or on some pancakes…YUM!:)
This look amazing! All of your photos looks incredible! May I ask what kind of camera do you use? I would love to know! 🙂
Thanks!! I have a Nikon D5000. It’s a few years old, and yet I am still learning how to use it! I edit all my photos with Photoshop, to make up for my lack of camera skills ;).
Wow this looks delish! Def need to try this 🙂
Delicious! I mixed in some sprouted tofu to make a pudding – after it set in the fridge for a couple of hours it was perfect – so yummy! Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🙂
This. Was. Heaven. I added a scoop of chocolate protein powder and had it with a pizzert topped with strawberries. SO GOOD!
I am in LOVE!