Frozen bananas and mini chocolate chips are all it takes to make these tasty little 2-Ingredient Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites that are the perfect healthy summer treat!
Well, ready or not, summer is here! Schools are letting out and the weather is starting to warm up, for most of us.
One of our favorite summer treats is one-ingredient banana “ice cream”. I stock up on the bananas and as soon as they get a little overripe, I’ll slice them and freeze them so we can make banana ice cream anytime we get a craving. The boys think it’s real ice cream and are completely satisfied with it. It’s so much healthier so I’m thrilled they love it so much.
Well, as I was making a batch the other day I was thinking how could I make this to where we already have it ready to go in the freezer and easy for the boys to eat poolside or during a swinging/sliding break in the backyard?
It just dawned on me to try scooping the ice cream into mini muffin cups so the boys would have these little ice cream bites to enjoy throughout the day without having to use bowls or spoons.
They turned out great! I threw in some mini chocolate chips for fun and extra yum! Each bite is about two bites of creamy dreamy banana ice cream with a little crunch from the mini chocolate chips.
They’re so easy to make and store in the freezer just great. I’ve already stocked our freezer for the next few weeks.
All you have to do is slice and freeze about 6 very ripe bananas for about an hour and a half.
You’ll set the bananas out for about 5 minutes to let them soften a bit before pulsing/blending them in a food processor or blender until smooth and creamy, and then stir in the mini chocolate chips.
Scoop the ice cream into a greased mini muffin pan, filling each cup almost full, then sprinkle each one with a few more mini chocolate chips. Place the bites in the freezer for about an hour and then use a knife to pop each one out. You’ll stack them in a freezer safe container with parchment paper between each layer of bites to prevent them from sticking together.
It’s as easy as that and you’ll have healthy treats ready to eat when you need to cool off from the summer heat.
The boys pretty much beg me for these every afternoon and are usually satisfied with one (sometimes two). I could eat the whole batch if I let myself. 😉 I seriously have to remind myself that it’s pure bananas that make them so creamy and naturally sweet. They’re so good!
Here’s to a happy healthy summer full of fun & yum!
Enjoy!
xoxo,
Two-Ingredient Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites
- Prep Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours
- Yield: 24
- Category: Dessert
Description
Frozen bananas and mini chocolate chips are all it takes to make these tasty little 2-Ingredient Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites that are the perfect healthy summer treat!
Ingredients
- 6 very ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice the bananas into 1/2-inch slices and lay flat on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1-1/2 hours.
- Remove frozen bananas from the freezer and let set out for about 5 minutes while you set up your food processor or blender. You want the bananas to softened just a bit, but still be frozen.
- Place the bananas in the food processor and pulse/blend until smooth and creamy. Stir in 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips.
- Grease a mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Scoop the banana ice cream into each cup, filling each one almost full, then sprinkle the top of each cup with a few more mini chocolate chips. Place the muffin pan in the freezer for an hour.
- Remove the pan from the freezer and pop each bite out with a knife. Stack the banana ice cream bites in a freezer safe container with a lid, placing parchment paper between each layer of bites to keep them from sticking together.
- When ready to eat, remove however many bites you want from the freezer container and let set out for a few minutes before eating.
Notes
Store bites in the freezer for 2-3 months.
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Can these be made in plastic cups
Hi Rhonda! I haven’t tried them in plastic cups so I couldn’t say for sure how they would freeze and how you would remove them from the cups, but it’s certainly worth a try. Enjoy!
Those look amazing and very ingenious! Will definitely give the recipe a try 🙂
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These are so adorable Maegan! Love how fun and easy they are to make!
Wow! I love this. So healthy yet a treat all the same. Can’t wait to serve these up to my kids for a sweet summer surprise.
Can we instead of a muffin pan just use an ice cream tub and freeze it as that and just scoop some out when you want some?
Hi Ram! I’ve found that it’s really hard to scoop and somewhat ice like when frozen in a large bowl. That’s why I decided to freeze them in the mini muffin cups so it could be made ahead and still be easy and tasty to eat without having to scoop and mess up the texture. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Megan, Couldn’t you just blend the bananas add chips and then freeze?
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Hi Kaye! I haven’t tried it that way, but it’s certainly worth a try. Enjoy!
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These look amazing! I froze my bananas and am going to blend it. But I was wondering how they hold up after a few weeks in the fridge? Are they still good after a few days or weeks? Or do they get really ice-like? That is what I found the problem to be with making homemade ice cream or even fro-yo. Thanks!
Hi Megan! If you store them tightly sealed in a freezer safe container in the freezer, they should keep great for a couple of months. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Wow, these look fantastic! I’m gonna give them a whirl for my book club meeting next month. Are they very messy?
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Hi Lani! I would recommend serving them right out of the freezer as they will start to melt if left sitting out for a while. We usually eat them with our hands in a few bites, but sometimes I’ll serve them in a bowl with a spoon or fork. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Months?? you’ve single handedly made me eat fruit in the name of Ice cream, and I haven’t complained about it! Seriously though, this recipe is god sent, I’ve even made it for guests who’ve tried this for an Ice cream sandwich bar (goes best with plain oatmeal cookies) and its a hit. Best part is they don’t realize its not ice cream!
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What are the calories in each one of these?
Hi Danni! I don’t provide nutritional information, but you can find several nutritional calculators online where you can calculate it yourself with the ingredients/brands you use in the recipe. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Will definitely make. Thinking about making it into a bark and just break apart, no scooping out of tray with oil. Oh how I love the idea! Thanks
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I know it’s not summer, but the kids were begging to try these. We love them! I also added a couple tablespoons of natural organic peanut butter to the banana. Soo yummy!!! 🙂
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That so easy to make! I can use a regular blender right?
Yes! A regular blender works great too. Enjoy!
Can I use normal chocolate chips not mini?
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Hi Amelia! Of course! I just used mini since the bites are so small. Enjoy!
These look delicious. One problem though – it’s March and it’s cold outside. Will they taste just as good in the winter as they would in the summer? What do you think Maegan?
We eat them year-round! Cold or hot outside, we’re always craving ice cream so these bites are a great healthy option to always have on hand. 🙂 Enjoy!
Do you know how many calories it is for each bite?
Hi Gia! I don’t calculate the nutritional information for my recipes, but you can easily plug the ingredients into an online nutrition calculator to get the information. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
62 calories each
How come your bites are so white? I tried to make for my kids and it did not turn so white like yours? any secret?
Hi Kamala! It probably just depends on the color of your bananas when you freeze them. If they’re already browning, your bites will be darker in color. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Do they have to be overripe?
Hi Emma! They don’t have to be overripe, but definitely ripe. The riper the banana, the creamier and sweeter the bites will be. Enjoy!
I made these last weekend and they were so easy and so yummy! We don’t have little ones, but I have one Son who is 25 and has Autism. I cannot get any fruits or vegetables in him. I thought he might like these as they had chocolate chips- and yup it worked ( had to fib a bit and tell him they were vanilla ice cream with some banana flavoring!) it worked and we are so happy that he is eating bananas! thanks for the recipe!!
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That’s so great, Judy! I’m so happy you made them and that everyone, especially your son, is enjoying them! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
hi. this looks great, and even more interesting is the fact that there’s no milk or cream. ill try them out. Good job!
Sounds like a great healthy recipe, I can’t wait to try. I also have a 24 year old son with autism and I can’t get fruits or veggies in him either! Thanks Maegan and Judy! Can’t wait to try them , and I will also have to tell a “white lie” about the ingredients.
Can’t wait to try this tomorrow! Might add some strawberries in there too for a strawberry-banana flavor! Thanks for sharing this fantastic idea! =)
Hi Joanne! Adding strawberries is such a great idea! Enjoy!
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Tried these….. I have to say they’re not sweet enough for me to eat as a snack alone. I would add some stevia next time to satisfy my ultra sweet tooth. I’m tossing these into my smoothies..
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Is there a reason you wouldn’t blend the fresh bananas, fold in the chips and then freeze, rather than freezing twice?
Hi Gayla! Great question. Frozen bananas create a much creamier/silky “ice cream” than room temperature bananas when blended and frozen into bites, for some reason. Enjoy!
Sorry I made these and they were just yucky !!
Oh no, Beth! I’m sorry to hear that. This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone not liking them. I wonder if your bananas were either not ripe enough or overly ripe?
i made these and really really enjoyed them! however, next time I’ll shred the chocolate chips in first, because once frozen they’re very hard to bite in to/chew! also had an issue with popping mine out of the molds because they weren’t frozen properly, even though they were there for the recommend time, but I bumped up my freezer temperature and that seemed to do the trick! Lovley recipie thanks for sharing!!
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I’m just wondering if you can let me know the nutrition for these.
Hi Lisa! I don’t provide nutritional information on my site, but you can easily calculate it yourself by using a free online nutrition calculator. Just google “free nutrition calculator”. Hope this helps! Enjoy!