Peanut Butter Banana Reese’s Cup Alternative Recipe (2024)

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Published: December 14, 2023

Indulge in plant-based candy without the guilt!

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What time is it when you normally feel the rumbling of a craving? Does it strike after dinner when you’re sitting on the couch, and you’ve just realized that there’s nothing sweet in the house? Many after-hours ice cream runs have started this way! Does your craving hit you mid-afternoon, in your office, and leave you in search of the nearest vending machine or bakery? If you’re committed to healthy, clean eating, you know that giving in to cravings for refined, processed, sugary sweets can be damaging to your eating plan and your health! But you don’t need to swear off sweets completely!

We like to stock up on healthy alternatives to our favorite sweets, like these peanut butter and banana Reese’s cup alternatives. That way, we’ll always have a healthy treat on hand when cravings strike!

Peanut Butter Banana Reese’s Cup Alternative Recipe

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Enter our scrumptious peanut butter and banana Reese’s cup alternatives, rich, chocolatey, peanut buttery cups that melt in your mouth but are made with 100% clean eating ingredients. Each bite contains nothing but dark chocolate, which is lower in sugar than milk chocolate and rich in flavonoids, peanut butter for protein, banana for a heaping dose of antioxidants, and coconut oil, one of our favorite healthy substitutes for butter.

Simply spoon your melted chocolate into the bottom of your baking cups and top with a slice of banana and a scoop of peanut butter mixed with coconut oil. Then, top each nugget with a dollop of chocolate. Freeze the cups for twenty minutes, and enjoy. Having these delicious cups in your kitchen will give you that candy feel and flavor without the added fat and calories. Homemade, clean-eating candy for the win!

Want More Peanut Butter + Banana?

If you love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you’re sure to love this peanut butter and banana Reese’s cup recipe even more. Our creamy banana-filled center gives the peanut butter cups that extra yum factor. And they are melt-in-your-mouth amazing! If you enjoy them, you might also like to try:

  • 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups
  • Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Banana Pops
  • Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

4.58 from 54 votes

Peanut Butter Banana Cups

A creamy banana filled center will have your taste buds wanting more and more.

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Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Setting Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Yield 16 Servings

Serving Size 1 each

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Universal

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 banana medium
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter all natural
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted

Instructions

  • Place a sheet of wax or parchment paper on the counter top for preparation. Set the baking cups on top.

  • Melt chocolate in a double-boiler or in a small sauce pan over low heat. Allow to cool slightly. In the meantime, combine the melted coconut oil and peanut butter.

  • Add approximately 1 teaspoon melted chocolate to the bottom of each baking cup, followed by one banana slice, 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture, and lastly drop about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate in the center of each cup. Carefully place cups on a freezer safe dish or casserole pan. Cover and place in the freezer until set, approximately 1 hour.

  • NOTE: Our perfectly portioned Peanut Butter Banana Cups thaw quickly. For best results, enjoy one at a time after allowing to set at room temperature about 2-3 minutes. To prevent the peanut butter mixture from softening too quickly, add 1 tablespoon powdered sugar to peanut butter and coconut oil mixture before adding to cups.

Notes

We used Enjoy Life Chocolate chips for a plant-based recipe.

Mini Cupcake Nonstick & Quick Release

Silicone Molds

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1each | Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg |

SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3

Keywords Kid-Friendly, Plant-Based

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These peanut butter banana Reese’s cup alternatives feel like a mini indulgence without the extra calories and added sugar. They’re quick, decadent bites that are perfect for moments when you’re craving something sweet. Make a batch and store them in your freezer so that you always have them on hand for when your hunger strikes!

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Peanut Butter Banana Reese’s Cup Alternative Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Peanut Butter Banana Reese’s Cup Alternative Recipe? ›

Simply spoon your melted chocolate into the bottom of your baking cups and top with a slice of banana and a scoop of peanut butter mixed with coconut oil. Then, top each nugget with a dollop of chocolate. Freeze the cups for twenty minutes, and enjoy.

What are the variations on peanut butter cups? ›

  • Chocolate Variety.
  • Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter.
  • Milk Chocolate Caramel Peanuts.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Potato Chips.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel.
  • White Creme.
  • White Creme Peanut Butter.

Can I use Nutella instead of peanut butter? ›

Nutella has a very different balance of nuts and oil and also incudes cocoa and milk, so is not a direct substitute for peanut butter. But we would recommend trying Nigella's Nutella Cheesecake.

How many Reeses variations are there? ›

How many different kinds of REESE'S products are there? The REESE'S product line includes over 100 candy bars, spreads, cookies, and cereals, including REESE'S Cups made with milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white creme in a variety of sizes. When were REESE'S Cups invented?

Why do Reese's peanut butter cups taste different? ›

The Bottom Line

Even though all Reese's shapes are made the exact same way with the exact same recipe, the temperature at which the chocolates hang out in during shipping could play a factor into how fresh each shape tastes.

What is healthier Nutella or peanut butter? ›

Conclusion. While Nutella might win in terms of sweetness and indulgence, peanut butter is the clear winner from a nutritional standpoint. It's not just a healthier choice; it's a versatile food that supports a healthy lifestyle.

Is Nutella just hazelnut butter? ›

Nutella is usually described as a hazelnut chocolate spread. But, in reality, it comprises of just 13% hazelnuts, the rest being refined white sugar, palm oil, milk powder, and cacao powder. Nutella is not a nut butter.

Is Nutella considered junk food? ›

Although Nutella contains a small amount of calcium and iron, it's not very nutritious and high in sugar, calories and fat. Nutella contains sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, milk powder, lecithin and synthetic vanillin. It is high in calories, sugar and fat.

Did Reese's Peanut Butter Cups change? ›

Their silly, yet exaggerated reactions come to an end as soon as they learn Reese's isn't changing, but incorporating a new flavor profile, caramel. The ad marks the second time in in Reese's 95-year history it is airing a commercial during the Super Bowl.

Are Reese's pieces different flavors? ›

The candies, which as you may know come in orange, yellow, and brown colors, are only peanut butter-flavored.

Is there actually peanut butter in Reese's peanut butter cups? ›

REESE'S CUP BUTTER

INGREDIENTS: PEANUTS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SALT, TBHQ & CITRIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).

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