Name: Banana Pudding Bites with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/3 cup honey; 1/3 cup coconut oil; 1 small 3 ounce package banana pudding mix (NOT sugar free); 1 1/2 cup Rice Krispies Cereal (I used gluten free); 1 cup old fashioned oats; 1 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips; sea salt for sprinkling

I know, the title is a mouthful, but I couldn’t think of a cute, short clever name that did this one justice!

We don’t do really indulgent sweets around here. I mean don’t get me wrong, I definitely have a sweet tooth but I don’t bake cake, or pies, or keep ice cream in the freezer. Sweets, real sweets are generally reserved for special occasions. Actually, I am pretty sure I only baked two cakes last year, one for Mr. Maebell’s birthday and one for mine. The problem is there are two of us, just two! So if I bake a cake just two us will eat the whole darn thing! So, I have learned to get kind of creative with ways to satisfy our sweet tooth. It has to be something small, sweet, snackable, and semi healthy. Today’s Banana Pudding Bites with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt are a product of that creativity.

Holy Moses. This is a good one.

Think Rice Krispie bar meets granola and banana pudding, sounds interesting right? Well then I took it one step further by dunking these beauties in dark chocolate and sprinkling sea salt over them.

A-mazing!

The idea came to me after I made the Toasted Coconut Granola Clusters, which uses a small box of pudding mix. I started wondering what else you could use pudding mix with so I surveyed my cabinets and started experimenting. The ingredient list here is simple, oats, Rice Krispies (I used gluten free), coconut oil, honey, peanut butter, and pudding mix. I actually topped half with sea salt and the rest with chopped pecans. I was sure the pecans would be the preferred flavor, but the sea salt was a clear winner!

Banana Pudding Bites with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt

The flavor combination is awesome. A strong banana pudding flavor with a subtle hint of peanut butter in a chewy, kind of crunchy ball smothered in bitter dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt to achieve the perfect sweet and salty combo. These little guys have me swooning for more!

So without further ado I give you the ultimate salty sweet snack, you’re going to love it!

I’m off to make more!

Banana Pudding Bites with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt

15 minPrep Time

15 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 small 3 ounce package banana pudding mix (NOT sugar free)
1 1/2 cup Rice Krispies Cereal (I used gluten free)
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

Combine peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil in a medium size sauce pan over medium heat until coconut oil is melted.
Stir in the pudding mix until well incorporated.
Turn off burner and remove pan from heat, add in cereal and oats, stir until mixture is coated evenly.
Shape mixture into balls, the mixture will not be as sticky or thick as rice krispies.
You will need to squeeze the mixture tightly for the shape to hold.
Microwave chocolate chips in a small glass bowl for about 45 seconds at 50% power until chocolate is melted. Stirring in between cooking times as needed.
Dip each ball into chocolate, set on wax paper and sprinkle with sea salt.
Keep balls in an airtight container in the fridge.

https://www.maebells.com/banana-pudding-bites-with-dark-chocolate-and-sea-salt/

Just a Tip: If you find the balls aren’t firm enough to dip in chocolate store them in the fridge for an hour or so, they get nice and firm, making dipping them much easier!

Comments

Kathi @ Deliciously Yum! says

April 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm

Wow! These look so good. I was just thinking about Banana Pudding today and how I need to try my hand at making my own version very soon. I am pretty sure it was meant to be for me to come over here - these bites are blowing me away. Look and sound amazing. Pinned!!

- Maebells says
  
  April 16, 2014 at 11:07 pm
  
  Thank you Kathi! If you decide to try them I would love to hear what you think! They were a big hit in our house! And I have your salted caramel sauce on my "to do" list! :)
  
whatjessicabakednext says

April 17, 2014 at 11:44 am

These look so good! Loving the flavours!

- Maebells says
  
  April 17, 2014 at 7:53 pm
  
  Thank you! This is one of our new favorites!
  
huntfortheverybest says

May 8, 2014 at 5:40 pm

these sound great!

Haley @ Cheap Recipe Blog says

May 8, 2014 at 9:27 pm

I just made these (haven't dipped in chocolate yet) and they are amazing!! The banana flavor isn't too overwhelming. They were hard to shape, but I have them in the fridge now so the coconut oil should keep them together. Great recipe!

- Maebells says
  
  May 8, 2014 at 9:57 pm
  
  Yay! I am so glad to hear your enjoying them! And I agree, they are a bit hard to shape, but they firm up really well in the fridge. Just wait till you dip them in the chocolate...soooo good!! :)
  
Jenna says

May 27, 2014 at 8:40 pm

Oh yum these look great! I never would have thought to add banana pudding mix to something like this.

- Maebells says
  
  May 28, 2014 at 11:24 am
  
  Thanks Jenna! I hope you try them, they are crazy good!
  
Ellen says

July 5, 2014 at 4:10 pm

Dumb question here...I've never seen nor heard of banana pudding mix. Where would I find that? Is it the same thing as banana-flavored pudding?

- Maebells says
  
  July 5, 2014 at 5:36 pm
  
  Hi Ellen! This is normally found in the baking aisle, they are little boxes of instant pudding mixes. You want the banana flavor for this recipe. Here is a link if this helps: http://www.jello.com/product/pudding-mousse-desserts/banana-cream
  
Jeanette says

May 5, 2015 at 2:38 am

Why specifically not sugar free pudding mix? I have a diabetic husband and in-laws, and they would love this this if I could reduce the sugar.

- Maebells says
  
  May 5, 2015 at 10:25 am
  
  Hi Jeanette! I wish sugar free pudding would work in this! Unfortunately, I have tried it both ways and the mixture never sets properly using sugar free. The taste and quality is much better using regular pudding mix. :)
  
Rosemary says

February 16, 2016 at 8:32 am

Hi - Looks good but what is the banana pudding mix. I don't think I have ever seen it in the UK. What else could be used if I can't find it?

- Annie Holmes says
  
  February 16, 2016 at 9:43 am
  
  Hi Rosemary, Here is a link to the Banana Pudding Mix we have here. I have no idea what to use as a substitute if you can't find it. I have only made the recipe as written, I wish I were more help! :)