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When you need an easy snack recipe you can make in seconds, whip up these super fast, super simple Peanut Butter Banana Snacks. These little bites are super fast, super simple, and the kids can customize them. Use their favorite nut butter and granola, or adapt to make them gluten free, vegan, or even nut free.
Why You’ll Love These Banana Snacks
Delicious Details
- Cuisine Inspiration: American
- Primary Cooking Method: No-bake
- Dietary Info: Gluten-free option, Dairy-free option, Nut-free option
- Skill Level: Easy
Peanut butter and banana is one of my favorite combinations in everything from a Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie to Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Muffins. And as a kid, I used to love to just smearing peanut butter on my banana. This easy banana snack takes that up a notch, but with less effort than baking muffins or even making a smoothie. My kids have loved these banana bites for years, and you will too. Here’s why…
- Quick and easy. Just cut the banana into pieces, top with peanut butter, and dip in or sprinkle with granola. Done and done. Even the kids can make them.
- Happy parents and kids. They love a sweet and yummy finger food. You love that the ingredient list is basic and wholesome. It’s a win-win.
- Customizable. Use your favorite granola and nut or seed butter for a taste you enjoy, or use options to make them gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and nut or peanut free. The perfect after school snack for everyone!
What You’ll Need
You only need three ingredients, and you have complete control over those ingredients, as you’ll see in my variations below. And you’ll also need less than five minutes. You don’t even have to do any of the work because these are simple enough for the kids to make on their own. You’ll find the full amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Banana. Cut into 3/4-1-inch pieces.
- Peanut butter. Your favorite kind, or any other nut or seed butter you choose.
- Granola. Homemade or storebought.
Variations
The best part about these is that after slicing a banana into chunks, the possibilities are endless. You can change up the flavors and modify them for taste preferences and allergies or other dietary needs.
- Completely homemade. I love to make it with my Homemade Peanut Butter and Gluten Free Granola, which is also gluten free and vegan.
- Go chunky. Use crunchy peanut butter and Maple Brown Sugar Granola Clusters.
- Make it fruity. For a different flavor pairing, use almond butter and Apple Crisp Granola or Cherry Vanilla Almond Granola.
- Have a taste of the tropics. Use cashew butter and Tropical Granola or Coconut Chia Granola Clusters.
- Indulge a little. Make banana bites into dessert with Nutella and Chocolate Granola.
- Or make it nut-free. Just use sunflower seed butter and Nut-Free Granola from Comfortably Domestic.
Tips for Success
- Choose the right banana. You want them to be ripe enough to be sweet, but not so ripe that the fruit has blown or soft spots.
- Use another fruit. You can use the same basic idea to make snacks out of chunks of apple or pears, or even stuff some hulled strawberries.
- Eat immediately. While you can pop the bites in a container to bring for lunch, they are best eaten right away so they don’t get messy or mushy.
- Add to a platter. You can also set them out with an assortment of snacks like this Ants on a Log Kids Veggie Platter.
More Easy Snack Recipes
Each of these snacks is gluten free and has only three ingredients:
Peanut Butter Banana Snacks
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 Tablespoon peanut butter or other nut or seed butter
- 2 Tablespoons granola (use more or less, as desired)
Instructions
- Peel the banana and cut the tip off of each end.
- Cut the banana into 8-10 pieces, each about 3/4-1 inch long.
- Place a small amount of peanut butter (or other nut butter) on top of each piece of banana and dip into or sprinkle on granola.
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How fun and simple! I love treats my kids can make on their own and this looks perfect!